Wearing a kilt for a reason

[kilted bear]

I wear Kilts daily and change how I wear them based on what i'm doing... I would not work on my Landrover in my wool kilt, but have in my utilikilt. I go hunting in my kilt, but just wear boots. On formal occations, I wear kilt jacket and gillie's... you don't really need an occation to wear a kilt... you just have to want to wear it, and thats occation enough!

[sailortats]

Originally Posted by Burly Brute
Honestly, the only reason I need to wear a kilt is one that is enforced, by law. Apparently it is "illegal" to walk around naked from the waist down, at least in the states anyway
Sorry to bust your bubble on this but in San Francisco it is "legal" to walk the streets totally naked. Wish it wasn't so but it is. And why is it that those that do it are those that should never do it? men or women

[Cowher]

Originally Posted by Burly Brute
Honestly, the only reason I need to wear a kilt is one that is enforced, by law. Apparently it is "illegal" to walk around naked from the waist down, at least in the states anyway
Sorry to bust your bubble on this but in San Francisco it is "legal" to walk the streets totally naked. Wish it wasn't so but it is. And why is it that those that do it are those that should never do it? men or women

Seriously?

[Dale Seago]

Seriously?

Aye, seriously. Almost mentioned it myself but Sailortats beat me to it.

There is, however, a city ordinance pending that a naked individual must first place a towel on his or her seat before sitting.

[thecompaqguy]

I can think of an occasion where wearing a kilt might not be acceptable: cycling!

Other than that... I suppose, when we consider only the external factors, the reasons that might deter some one from wearing are, indeed, socio-cultural. People tend to be rather ignorant and spiteful of one that goes against the grain of "normality".
On the other hand, I don't have a kilt and have never worn one, even if I really want one.
But the principle stands: a kilt is not common atire and others will look at you twice, even in one of those crowded anonymous cities. Some will laugh, some will comment and others will give you the thumbs up. But we're all living in so-called free countries and we may do as we please so long as we don't break the law... There should be no uniforms, but "fashion" is a dictatorship and self consciousness is the gestapo of our own freedom. At least when discussing the message we send out through our clothing. And indeed we do send lots of messages through our sartorial choices.
Being confortable with oneself is of paramount importance. If you feel the slightest bit ridiculous you will be perceived as such. If you are confortable, you won't call for a second glance.
The kilt wearing man (and others that go against the grain because they feel confortable doing so) is a thorn in the backside of the fast-everything society we are living in... So kilt on!
But be wise - there are occasions when you don't need to draw attention to yourself. But that is common sense, is it not?

Let me finish with a quote from a very special person, Damian Day, an autistic man with several other disabilities that has been cycling the world over for several years: "traveling is the only cure for prejudice". That is true - the more cultivated and traveled you are, the more you contact with others. The more you do so, the less likely you are to judge anyone else, other than yourself.

Well said

[Piipriker]

Well said

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[Andrewson]

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I think part of my problem is that being in the south of the UK kilts are a bit of a rarity therefore deemed to be unconventional. With that through ignorance on others behalf you become to a certain extent a target for the intellectually bereft. I know I shouldnt pay them any attention but it is difficult. Therefore I am reluctant to kilt up unless I have a specific reason to dress for the occasion. This is sad as we should feel free to dress how we choose to without fear of scorn or reproach. Its as if anyone who dares to be different is singled out as on object of ridicule.

I would love to wear my kilt more often and perhaps if I did I would eventually feel less selfconcious. I just need a few more outings to events where kilts are accepted to get to the stage where if I want to wear my kilt I damn well will!

I also live in the south of the UK and I do agree that it is unusual to see kilts around - but then it would also be in my native Scotland. I am fortunate that I am retired and can therefore indulge in a bit of "unconventionality" not to say eccentricity. I noticed when I first started wearing the kilt regularly - for normal everyday things like shopping - that there were a few cheeky comments from the "intellectually bereft". These were greatly outnumbered by the favourable comments, though and I now find - probably because I am totally un-self-conscious about wearing it - that I am treated just like any other member of the community. You just have to persist

[kiltedjoss]

Casual Fridays can become Kilt Fridays. One non-Friday kilt-wearing day I was asked, "Why are you wearing a kilt?" I replied, "Because it's Thursday."