Why do you wear your kilt?

[James]

I'll ignore such obvious reasons as clan etc.

Whilst heritage could be covered by a tie or badge.

Mostly because it is so very comfortable and practical for most occasions-and ideal for the British weather.

James

[Rob Wright]

Well I wear my kilts for the following reasons

1. Way more comfortable at work, the kilt(non-wool) is way more comfortable than trousers behind the grill at work, you do not feel as drained and wornout at the end of the day.

2. Kilts feel better than trousers

3. I'm a non-conformist. I march to the beat of my own drum :mrgreen:

4.The extra attention from the lady's

5. Because I want to.

Rob

[Graham]

Well it's all been covered, but I wear a kilt all day every day.
I feel good, comfortable, special and 'in tune' with my celtic heritage... in a kilt.
I feel myself, my real self, the way I always wanted and intended to be when kilted.


What more reason could I need?

[philibeg]

Well, in a kilt you have very good contact with your balls all day long, and in general those dear-to-our-hearts "nether regions" and their faithful attendant are always in place..no adjusting, no pinching, just pure freedom. If you wear your kilt for a week running then try to get back into trousers you will be amazed just how uncomfortable bifurbicated garments actually are, unless they are very, very baggy (Turkish peasant trousers would work well, as their crotch hangs down at knee level...I picked some up in Turkey years ago and they are great, though hardly high fashion!!). My friends ask me if boxershorts wouldn't be the answer, but, really, its not at all the same experience; one must still "choose sides" as it were, whereas, in a kilt, one "swings both ways".

Sorry if this is too graphic, but you did ask.....

[Ugly Bear]

Though I enjoy performing, the first thing I want to do after an event is get out of the kilt and into something more comfortable. I usually prefer to avoid the discomfort I feel wearing it about, getting the stares and having to explain to everyone what it is I am doing wearing a kilt. Sadly, most of the culture around here thinks the same, piper or not, and kilts only emerge from the moth balls when there is some sort of local event to attend.

It's no wonder you don't like wearing your kilt outside of piping events: it's your work uniform. Probably heavy, probably scratchy, which doesn't work well in Birmingham in any season. Probably expensive and hard to replace, too; I'm guessing you're afraid of getting it ripped or stained while you're out.

Get another kilt. Get something lighter and cheaper, not necessarily even in tartan. There's a big difference. You'll see.

Now, after joining this forum, I have been considering the possiblity of wearing my kilt again casually, and I was wondering, what motivates the rest of you kiltophiles to wear your kilt?

After 33 years in trousers, the boys needed a break. And 'cause no one can stop me.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Ugly Bear has a point. As someone who wears the kilt "professionally" so-to-speak, you are in a different situation than most on this board. I tell people that I wear the kilt every day I am working (I work at the Scottish Tartans Museum, in case you didn't know). Sometimes people give me a hard time for not wearing it all the time. If I like the kilt so much, why don't I wear it on my days off?

Because any time you wear a kilt in public, you have to be prepared to answer questions about it. People will come up and ask. It's just a fact. Well, that's what I do all day long -- answer questions about the kilt, tartan, Scotland, etc. And that's precisely why I don't wear a kilt on my day off -- because I want a day off! Lol...

Aye,
Matt

[beverlonian]

Because it is very comfortable.

Because it looks good.

Because it distinguishes me from every other Joe Bloggs (no, Bloggs is not my name!).

[Daneel]

Because I can, and in this world of ever increasing attempts to make us all PC and be like every one else. Its great to be able to be different and still be attached to history, both Scots and also the ever changing, ever developing kilt. Oh and for all the other reason the guys have posted so far.

[Yaish]

1.Comfort - I like the way it feels. Pants are way too confining.

2. Looks - I like the way it looks. I dont give a damn what anyone else thinks, but it just so happens most other people, especially the female persuasion like the way I look as well.

3. Pockets - I wear a Utilikilt most of the time and I can now easily bring all the stuff with me I used to just wish I could. I no longer have to decide whether to bring my book with me, or worry about my cellphone on its belt clip, or take just the cards I think I'll need in my wallet. There is room for all that and more in the kilt and the pockets never press against like legs like cargo shorts or pants would.

4. Weather - California can get hot, kilts have a built in breeze. With a simple sway you can get some great air conditioning

5. Variety - Blue jeans come in blue, and well, other shades of blue, and maybe black. Dress pants come in differnt colors but dont work well for daily wear for me. My kilts come in all sorts of colors and styles so I never have to wear the same thing twice in a week. Just imagine the possibilities if you wear tartans.

6. "Ahhhh..." - That was the noise I made when my pants first dropped from under me as I wrapped a kilt about my waist for the first time on a 90 degree day. I'll never forget that.

[Lee]

At the risk of repeating prior responses . . .

1) feels good . . . into 10th week kilted full-time at work . . . .
2) looks good (in my opinion . . . and in those of others that I choose to listen to)
3) sure, it's different (very different here, in Ottawa, Canada)
4) a salute to heritage

Lee