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While I certainly agree that a kilt is a man’s garment, I see no reason to be picky about a woman’s choice to wear one.
She does have other choices when it comes to tartan skirtwear, but if she wants to go with the kilt, it is up to her.
If she is not in a band, it might be best for her not to wear a sporran, but if she finds it handy for keeping her stuff in, that also is her own affair.
The person I feel sorry for is a young woman I know who plays in a pipe band. While there have been women in the band for quite a few years, most of the band kilts were made for men, with the result that they are not tight enough in the waist and too tight over the hips.
Unfortunately the only band kilts that fit her (more or less) are men’s kilts, and she does not see herself able to afford a kilt of her own (in the band tartan or any other) in the near future.
But in due course I am sure she will resolve the situation.
Regards,
Mike
Last edited by Mike_Oettle; 20th June 12 at 01:28 PM.
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life.
[Proverbs 14:27]
In Britain there would probably be quite a number of women who were girls in the 1940s to early 60s who wore ordinary kilts as part of their everyday attire.
There is an advert on TV at the moment showing a mother remembering her youth showing her as a girl running along a beach in kilt and cardigan, now watching her daughter as an athlete competing in track events.
I have various knitting patterns showing girls in kilts and there are various films in which women wear kilts - though of course not above the knee - when the films were made it would not have been proper for a woman to show her knees.
There were mini kilts made in Scotland, but the makers were incredulous that anyone would wear them that short - but the work was rapidly sent abroad and the quality plummetted.
Most clothing for women is of low quality, as we are expected to be fickle and dispose of it in six months or less. Pleated skirts are usually flimsy, with overlocked seams and heat set pleats all of 1/2 an inch deep and applied with no regard to the sett or pattern.
The entire concept of a kilt for a woman is rather upper class, a garment for those who buy excellent quality and then hand it down for several generations.
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