X Marks changes

[Chas]

I think you could be on to something here, Alan. Could this be an age thing? Do younger men gravitate to a more contemporary kilt? All boots and scrunched down socks.

I'm 57, but apart from maybe an all black or saffron kilt, I would only consider a tartan kilt.

I wonder what the average age of the members of XMarks are?

Regards

Chas

[AFS1970]

I may skew your stats a bit, but the only kilt I own is the expensive wool variety. I bought is when I was younger, but to me it was something to be worn only at certain occasions, and most of those were formal. I have a good friend who was for a time very much into his modern style kilts but no longer has any that fit due to weight loss. I had not really got into the idea of Kilted culture such as is discussed here and elsewhere, until recently. Now I look for excuses to wear my Kilt, although I doubt that I will ever own a modern one.

[Downunder Kilt]

I think a lot of the posts to this thread have hit the nail on the head.

1.Trends flow like the tide
2. People get into things quite often on the cheap, find that they like it and start to buy quality and upmarket goods.
3. With maturity (as one gets older) people tend to make a choice and stick with it and in my own case, become more conservative. I think this can be seen in many aspect of our lives

Over the last 10 or so years, I have worn jeans far less than I did in my youth. I now prefer to wear the kilt when going out to dinner, movie, well anywhere. When I have to wear p**ts, they are tailored or work ones.
I now dress a lot more conservatively than I did in my younger years.

[MacBean]

3. With maturity (as one gets older) people tend to make a choice and stick with it and in my own case, become more conservative. I think this can be seen in many aspect of our lives

Work peer pressure? For some there comes a point where they don't care anymore, and revert to immaturity!