Kilt Newbie Here!

[Richland]

I gotta tell ya', as wild and hardcore as I look - I'm a nervous friggin' wreck about wearing it though!!! DAMNIT what's wrong with me???

I would be willing to bet most here felt that way at one time. Now i barely think about it. There are a few kilters in your area. they meet at a place called Dewclaws north of Baltimore. Do a kilt night it is great fun.

[Fearnest]

Congratulations on the jonesing, and welcome to the fray!

As to wearing it to work? Just do it!

[Riverkilt]

The initial fear turns to fun....

Its sorta like the first time skinnydipping in the spring...

The fears pass quickly and the fun will come roaring in...you'll soon have an extra swish in your strut.

The fear of being intimidated, teased, challenged by other men (okay sober men) passes when you realize they respect anyone with the cajones to go forth kilted.

You're a daisy if you do.

Ron

[Aggie]

Welcome from east Texas. Once you've been wearing it awhile, you won't even give it a second thought.

[RonPaul]

hahahaha... I've never skinny dipped either!!!! Jeeeeeeez huh?

[Tattoo Bradley]

Welcome from another heavily tattooed guy, but with 1.5" stretched earlobes. I don't have long hair... well actually NO hair. ha. My wheels were turning about like yours certainly are the first time I went out kilted. After wearing it once or twice, as Ron said, it will turn from anxiety to fun. Enjoy.

[Pour1Malt]

walcome tae the rabble

slainte

[turpin]

At first you'll be self conscious and hyper-aware of your surroundings, feeling cool, yet apprehensive, wondering who's looking, what they might say, how you should respond. You'll find yourself looking at your reflection in store windows, and any available mirror to see how you look and to surreptitiously monitor anyone looking at you to see their "real" reaction.

Soon you'll evolve to walking along with a somewhat superior smile on your face, perhaps consciously adding a bit of extra swing to your pleats and enjoying the freedom of movement that comes with no cloth enclosing your legs. Knowing that "chicks dig kilts", you will have the radar on sweep, and you will get plenty of opportunities to say "thank you" to the complements that come your way. These will more than compensate for the occasional snicker or outright belly laugh from the ignorant.

After several months of frequent (or daily) wear, your self consciousness will gradually wane and you will find that as those around you become accustomed to your new garment options they will comment less and less and life goes back to relative normalcy, except that you keep having more fun than you ever though you could with a piece of clothing.

And you'll need more...lots more... Kilts, socks, sgians dubh, belts, sporrans, shirts, perhaps formal wear, more kilts. Looking for opportunities to meet up with other kilties and share stories and interests, you'll haunt X-Marks, go to kilt nights, consider 5-hour drives just for a day at the highland games. You may find yourself thinking about kilting as you drive, and blow right past your exit on the highway...more than once. Over time your old friends will start to avoid you because all you talk about is kilting and they've already heard it. You could end up alone, miserably happy behind the dumpster in the alley listening to bagpipe music and rustling around for nearly empty bottles of single malt scotch and day-old haggis. Is this what you want!

STOP NOW! RUN AWAY! FAR AWAY, while you still can! It's not too late. You haven't yet received your first kilt. You can always have Rocky send it to me and chalk up the cost to addiction prevention. Listen to one who failed to heed the warnings, for whom it is too late, my son.

Cheers

turpin

[Braveheart88]

My suggestion would be to go to a ren faire or similar event. Helped me build up some confidence before venturing out into the "real world." Welcome to the forum and sorry again for the confusion about your username.

[RowdyRed]

turpin, you cracked me up!

As one of the "chicks that dig kilts", you will likely receive a LOT of female attention! Are you okay with being "kilt checked"? Women that don't normally encounter confident men able to wear a kilt, and wear it well, are probably going to do the typical "what's under your kilt?" line. Be forewarned.

Myself, being a Southern lady , would NEVER kilt check unless invited to first.