Great kilted evening!

[KiltedManxman]

My SW standard in Royal Stewart arrived a few days ago. I have worn it daily and wear it when taking our evening walk around the lake with my wife. I got my first "nice skirt" comment from a cowardly young man in a truck the other night, but it didin't bother me at all.

This evening we went for dinner at a local Indian restaurant and I wore the SW with a white Jacobite shirt, white kilt hose, Royal Stewart flashes, black suede ankle boots, and a black ivy cap with a black cashmere jacket. The hostess at the eatery asked about it and said she liked it.

After dinner we took our walk around the lake and a truck with some young guys approached us on the drive next to the walk path with the passenger hanging out the window. Both my wife and I thought "Uh-oh, what's THIS guy going to do." When he was close enough to see my eyes he shouted "Nice kilt!" with a freindly smile on his face. I smiled and nodded politely back. As we went to get into our car another pickup truck came up in front of us and the driver stopped said "Hey! You look great, man. I just wanted to tell you that. We just got back from Scotland and bought our tartans there, and you just really look sharp." "Thanks", said I. "You have a kilt?" "Yup. Sure do", he answered. "Wear it, man!" I said back. "OK, Yeah, I will. Just wanted to tell you you look good", and he drove off smiling. His wife was smiling and nodding in agreement from her side of the vehicle as well. Next, we stopped by Walgreens to pickup some photos. No wierd looks or anything there either.

It seems that when I wear the kilt a little more casual, like with black hose, a rugby shirt and hiking shoes, I get more negative or weird looks than I did tonight wearing white hose and the Jacobite shirt. Anyway, it was a real boost to my motivation and confidence. It really added to the pleasure I have already found as a newly kilted guy.

[macgreggor]

Sounds like a fun and enjoyable evening.

Perhaps we just notice thigs more and stand a little taller when we are kilted. I seem to!

Wishing you many more kilted days.

macG

[Owl of Oban]

Sounds like a great evening indeed.
I've found the same thing, that wearing the kilt in more 'formal' settings is more readily accepted than simply being out and about during the day kilted.
Perhaps the Jacobite shirt, et al 'remove all doubt' that what we are wearing is a kilt and not something else....dunno.

I don't consider myself a crusader for kilt rights.....but the more we wear 'em, the more minds I suppose we'll change.

One of these days we're going to run into each other. I'm just down in Highlands Ranch and go kilted 2 or 3 times a week. Let's get that Kilt Night together!

Cheers

[Sherry]

All in all, it sounds like it was a great evening.

BTW, what is an ivy cap, & from where did you obtain a cashmere jacket suitable for wearing with a kilt?

Sherry

[KiltedManxman]

The ivy cap is sometimes called a quarter cap. They are commonly worn throughout the UK. The cashmere jacket was purchased at Costco. I will let you be the judge as to whether it is actually "suitable" for wearing with the kilt. It certainly wasn't designed for it. You can view photos of me wearing them here -

KiltedManxman Pics

Kevin

[Graham]

It seems that when I wear the kilt a little more casual, like with black hose, a rugby shirt and hiking shoes, I get more negative or weird looks than I did tonight wearing white hose and the Jacobite shirt. Anyway, it was a real boost to my motivation and confidence. It really added to the pleasure I have already found as a newly kilted guy.

That's an unusual observation, never heard that or even thought about it.

Maybe it's like a comment I got from a guy surprised to see me working in a kilt, he said he thought kilts were only for ceremonial purposes.

I think people are less accustomed to see a kilt worn outside of formal occasions, maybe they think it's weird and are threatened by it, don't know really.