not like anything else

**MacLowlife** · 10th November 09, 07:07 PM

Here is something I have never seen otherwise, a Man's silk kilt:

http://cgi.ebay.com/COMME-DES-GARCON...item518e264c06

The tartan looks to be close to Wallace, but the fabric seems to be silk gum twill. Like an Hermes scarf...

And, of course, in addition to any other drawbacks, it is too small for me. I'd love to hear or read others' comments.

**Dirka Skene** · 10th November 09, 07:10 PM

Sounds a little fragile.

**bricelythgoe** · 10th November 09, 07:17 PM

I saw that today. Kind of weird. I don't like silk shirts. Can't imagine a silk kilt.

**pdcorlis** · 10th November 09, 07:22 PM

Gee I wonder how their "NAUGHTY MONKEY OUT OF LINE LEATHER SHOE RED LEO" shoes will go with that "vintage" silk kilt...

Sheesh.

**Nighthawk** · 10th November 09, 08:13 PM

Personally? I love it! I like the way the tartan is trimmed. But then, I'm a bit of a non traditionalist. My wife puts up with it (she's a traditionalist) my dad loves it (he also, oddly, is a traditionalist) and my mom (also a traditionalist) hates it! Modern kilts=bad to my mom. So I would love to have that, if it were my size. Ah well- such is life.

**GDub** · 10th November 09, 08:18 PM

Originally Posted by Nighthawk

Personally? I love it! ...my mom (also a traditionalist) hates it!....

You should listen to your mother!

**CDNSushi** · 10th November 09, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by bricekolob

I saw that today. Kind of weird. I don't like silk shirts. Can't imagine a silk kilt.

Probably not what you think. Silk is an interesting fabric. It's hard to characterize the "feel" of it because that all depends on how it's woven and how the garment is made. The kilt probably feels nothing like a silk shirt -- I bet it feels much like a kilt.

I say this as I own a lot of silk items. Japanese kimono, silk socks, silk boxers, silk Japanese underwear (fundoshi), just to name a few. And they all feel different. Especially the silk socks. They feel very much sock-like, and aren't "slippery" whatsoever.

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 10th November 09, 08:55 PM

Silk kilts we not all that uncommon before WWII, especially among those Scots who had spent any time in India. Tartan was also woven in India (at that time) as a silk-wool blend, and was very popular for kilts intended for evening wear. As CDNShushi has pointed out the "feel" and the weight of a silk kilt would be a million miles removed from that of a silk shirt. If I had the money...