In conjunction with the other thread about resistance from family and friends ... How did those of you that are accepted by family, friends and colleagues etc break them in to the idea of you wearing a kilt? Was it a gradual thing or did you simply just do it? Perhaps it might help future kilt wearers to be, if we explain our individual approaches and experiences to it.
As for me it was a very gradual thing over a long period of time. I took a chance and went for the slowly slowly catchy monkey approach. I often left my kilt out hanging over a chair etc where family/friends would see it and maybe then comment 'thats a kilt' .. I would simply say it was mine and that I was very surprised that they never knew about it etc etc. Sometimes conversations would come up where I had an opportunity to mention my kilt as a passing thing. Then I started wearing it at the odd do and after quite a considerable time, my family, friends and colleagues got to see it, then got used to it and they have since never questioned the fact when I am wearing my kilt for what some would say is no apparent reason. I will never know if they would be the same if I suddenly brought it upon then. My major hassle was wearing it out and about locally, but as I have said in threads before, thanks to all you guys here I have 90% overcome that. I was very lucky that my wife agreed in the first place, (now over 25 years ago) when I suggested that I buy a kilt for hillwalking etc. I think she simply accepted that kilts were a manly thing in that type of terrain and environment and went hand in hand together. So over a period of time whilst doing just that we were meeting all types of people on the hills and little country pubs and nothing was every said about my kilt. In time this has obviuously been infectious on her and her original thoughts were confirmed as she pays no attention now nor is even interested whether I get up in the morning and put my jeans on or my Kilt.
Its difficult to ask her now what she might have said or thought if I suddenly told her back then that I'm going to start wearing a kilt as often as I can .. she to biased now.
Hope I ain't bored you all
Derek