Kilt-Wearing among modern Borderers?

[davidlpope]

For those of you who are in Scotland, have travelled to Scotland, or have first-hand knowledge on the subject, what is the current accepted practice among those who are, or are descended from Border Scots concerning the wearing of kilts?

I notice in photos that chiefs of certain Border clans/ families seem to not favor the kilt, particularly Buccleuch and Nesbitt.

I know that historically Borderers did not wear the kilt, speak the Gaelic, etc., but did the arrival of the Vestiarium Scotium with its tartans for Lowland and Border clans and George IV's visit to Edinburgh lead to the adoption of the kilt, etc? If so, has there been a pendulum swing away from this as a means of reasserting the unique culture/ history of the Borders as distinct from the Highlanders? By contrast, it seems that many of the Lowland chiefs (Errol, others?) are often seen in the kilt, although their ancestors wouldn't have worn it either.

Thanks for your enlightenment.

David