Another Question

[sathor]

I prefer to go regi but my wife prefers I don't. I do think ahead to where I will be tough in the process, plus my kilt is rather light, but anyways... I can't ever pull off the sliding into a booth trick, and I have enough exp. with my car to know that I do not want to use my bits as a squeegee as I slide into a booth. Even underwear doesn't always help in that regard.

On the aside, I swear my kilt 'behaves' better when regimental, then again...

[Taylea_Chisum]

I hope you're not embarrassed by a lady posting here, but I would second the men that go regimental.

In my mind, it's perfectly acceptable, and just a tad sexy to know that my man has nothing but shoes beneath his kilt!!

Go for it if you want! It's worth a try at least once.

[lethearen]

RiverKilt, I've had a similar false-flashing encounter where I was accused of putting my naughty bits on display when sitting down. The accusor could not possibly have seen anything from her angle, especially considering the apron and sporran were tucked between my legs... and even more so because I wasn't regimental at the time! I offered her a kilt check, but she got up and huffed off.

With pants, I wear boxers... but I found that I greatly dislike boxers when wearing the kilt. They bunch up something fierce for some reason. So I bought some boxer briefs for the occasions I do want to be more protected.

Whether I'm regimental depends on many factors. The weather (wind & humidity), activity I'll be participating in, how much sitting vs standing, which kilt I'm wearing... and just what I feel like at the time. Though I do find myself wearing the wee trews more often recently as I've put on a couple more pounds than I'd care to, and too much walking chafes. I'm working on remedying that soon.

The first time I did go regimental was... interesting. Mostly because it took a while for my skin to get used to the wool. I was apprehensive to start with, and irritation from the wool made me think I wouldn't do it past that once. But now I'm more comfortable (both physically and psychologically), and it doesn't matter all that much to me which way I go.

After reading 6 pages of responses, I'm not sure I actually remember what the OP was asking. Hopefully I successfully tossed in my tuppence

[Kilted Jeeper]

First time for me was a little nerve-racking, but one time forgetting to sweep the pleats when you sit on a cold leather bench in January is all it takes to form the habit.

I will typically wear "wee trews" mainly because I usually have my kids with me and my 3yo daughter likes to hide under my kilt and pretend she is shy when introduced to new people.

[BCTrucker]

My first time wearing a kilt it was about a 5oz. DiY'er that my mother in law had made, and barely had enough coverage to overlap efficiently across the apron, I didn't feel comfortable in a regimental stance, however the next time I wore a kilt it was a properly constructed, 16oz. casual purchased from Scotland, and the difference in material and workmanship made regimental, elementary.

[O'Callaghan]

I'm so glad that you brought it up.

Are you, or have you ever been a...?

It's so sad that the swine who started all that was of the noble Irish clan of Macarthy, regrettably closely related to Callaghan.

[Pleater]

Perhaps anyone who is concerned at the thought of wearing his kilt the natural way should invest in a long shirt, tunic or t shirt to wear with it, rather than a modern garment which is too skimpy to be a modest covering alone.

My father used to wear shirts which must have been at least mid thigh in length and it was only that they wore out and were not replaceable which caused him to change to the shorter length ones without the deep curving flaps of the older style, in the 1960s.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[Mark E.]

[QUOTE=Pleater;874561]Perhaps anyone who is concerned at the thought of wearing his kilt the natural way should invest in a long shirt, tunic or t shirt to wear with it, rather than a modern garment which is too skimpy to be a modest covering alone.

I'll second that. Duluth Trading out of Minnesota carries what they call "anti-Plumber butt" shirts which work out well, for the everyday casual look. I'm working out modifying a late 17th century pattern on my side, to wear with a great kilt, in the longish (12" above the knee, where as most off the shelf are barely past the jeans belt location). When I used to wear a wee kilt (that's the more commonly worn one), I ended up with a growth spurt that left me with a few more inches of leg, so I took to wearing tan compression shorts for activities that potentially would get me remembered. Since the tan material was the same tone as my legs, any stray peeks anyone would catch would be purely their imagination.

First time for me was a living history event, hill country and in September. Had my dirk front and center, sporran offset, and was self concious, wondered if they were looking at my dirk or...It was windy, too-with a wee, sometimes you have to be concerned about the coming and going layers...rather drafty. Second time was actually by request/demand. Here's a tip, though-If you ever find yourself in "kilt check" situation, and feeling traditional, use the line "If you let me check yours, I'll let you check mine". Leads to some interesting friends...

Nowadays, being great kilt wearer, it is not an issue...Unless you advertise, who's to know?

Mark

[scoutniagara]

My tuppence: I find that when in the presence of women, they expect that I'm not wearing anything underneath. For most of the above reasons for wearing anything, no problem.

[Nighthawk]

I don't wear anything under my "regular" clothes, why would i wear anything under my kilt? It is just another piece of my attire. Don't get the wrong idea. I respect my scottish attire and really enjoy wearing it.

Larry Dirr

Well, Larry beat to that one! I haven't worn anything under my clothes since I was like 12.