The Kilt is a costume.....

[Kornkob]

Other than the occasional 'why you wearing a skirt' comment I haven't had much people giving me a hard time about it. I suspect that part of it might be that I don't let it get to me. I enjoy how I look and feel in a kilt and I am proud of those daring Robinsons' who stole away to America to start a new life (in an era of travel where merely getting to America from Scotland was a crap shoot).

Here's the thing--- sometimes how the wearer feels about their clothing impacts how other people perceive it. So if you want to kill all this harassment: Walk tall knowing that there are hundreds of years of strong, determined people standing behind you wearing that same tartan.

And remember: you look damn fine in your kilt.

[Nighthawk]

And remember: you look damn fine in your kilt.

Actually, this morning, I looked a lot like Jimmy Buffet in a kilt. I wore my black Amerikilt, a black tank top, and a bright yellow Hawaiin shirt (unbuttoned and untucked of course!) Does that qualify as looking damn fine? "Wasting away again in Highland whiskey land. Looking or my lost snifter of malt! Some people say that there's a bovine to blame... but I know... it's that damned sheep's fault!"

I have a good friend who is really really big. He could be wearing a bugs bunny costume and not get any guff! Imagine a cross between a gorilla and a wookie.

Strangely, he says he "could never pull off wearing a kilt." I usually just tell him that if Shrek could do it...

I look a lot like a cross between a gorilla and a Wookie, too! I like this guy!

[Whidbey78]

I look a lot like a cross between a gorilla and a Wookie, too! I like this guy!

Yeah, but you have two eyebrows.

[Nighthawk]

Yeah, but you have two eyebrows.

Only because I shave the bridge of my nose...

[Whidbey78]

Only because I shave the bridge of my nose...

I can relate. People think I'm growing a mustache, but I just keep forgetting to trim my nose hair. Sometimes I hate being a mammal.

[bear]

I first said, "Kilts are garments, not costumes!" to show people that you can wear your kilt whenever you choose and how you choose, that a kilt can be worn for more than weddings and funerals.
It was a response to traditionalists telling me I was offending their culture.
Analyzing the words is moot.
Kilts evolved as a garment for a very long time before they were declared a national costume. And guess what? They're still evolving!