Kilt For A Week - Wore the Kilt to Work

[Amp]

Hey, so I'm a newbie. I never pre-emptively seeked kilt wearing as any sort of option until I heard about someone wearing a contemporary one at work. It seemed too radical to me but I still found myself intrigued. I bought and wore a solid black kilt for the first time last Saturday, and yesterday after a week in deliberation and review of dress codes, decided to take a plunge and wore it to work all day! As have my other experiences been wearing it, it was anticlimactic from what I might have imagined. Time dragged through the morning, but overall through the day, I was comfortable where most were not with heat and humidity. My favourite thing was hearing one of the 'loudest barkers' not voice a usual reluctancy to anything different, instead asking what was up with all the kilts he'd been seeing lately, haha. I said one of the others had inspired me.

My approach, aided by some advice I read around here, was to go in not bringing any attention to the kilt and to explain when someone enquired; then let those inform other inquiring minds. I had people coming by my office who knew before seeing me for the day. I didn't make any extra effort to make appearances on the shop floor or head office if I didn't need to, in other words just went about my usual business. Our receptionist only noticed at the end of the day assuming I had on athletic shorts, which would be a rarity for me in itself as I don't particularly like wearing shorts even and have never in any of my full-time working career worn anything other than trou$ers so... She asked if it was my new thing to wear all the time .

A friend offered to pay me on his word for wearing it to work. I explained that I had actually declined his dare (thinking I would never even find myself attempting such a thing) and that kilting was not a bet Perhaps being a Friday before a long weekend, it went over quite well but I did notice some having difficulty understanding "why".. Couple observations were that the jokes were kept to a minimum, probably from my list of acquired comebacks now and that people, oddly, or at least I'm not used to, seemingly stood closer to me while talking, but my guard was up so perhaps I just felt they were in my space.

Either way, all was friendly! I misread some people although I don't mind what banter may have ensued behind my back. Hope to learn more

[thecompaqguy]

Well done! It's good to see someone take the plunge, especially with a plain black kilt! Saves all the arguments about tartan that have been erupting here of late. Some will always fail to understand why we wear a kilt, and some will make jibes about my 'skirt' (which a kilt, kind of is...), so you have to be thick-skinned. Don't have your guard up too much though, any haters will soon lose interest. Develop your own kilting style, don't worry about 'traditional' get ups that many here try to adhere to

And post a pic of your outfit!

[Couper]

Nicely done.

[David Host]

Good on ya for wearing the kilt to work. I wear mine on campus and at work maybe once a week. Most of the attention I receive is from ladies wishing their man would wear one, and inquiries from gents who have been interested in kilt wearing but haven't worked up the confidence to do so.

Spread the good word!

[Hawk]

They have a saying here at XMTS......no photos - it didn't happen......so we look forward to some photos to encourage you......

Hawk

[rtown]

Awesome, Thanks for sharing.

[kilttrip]

I bought and wore a solid black kilt for the first time last Saturday, and yesterday after a week in deliberation and review of dress codes, decided to take a plunge and wore it to work all day!

What kind of work do you do? No biggie, just curious

[Amp]

Thanks for sharing, Hawk. In 90 degree weather, most are envious . I'm on day 11 and many are wondering. I'll eventually want to change into something to work on the car and go up on ladders at home and such.

What kind of work do you do? No biggie, just curious

I'm an office admin; manage a help desk system and point person for contractors. I currently have my own office based out of a manufacturing facility, where I started in production, but now look after fielding maintenance work for the entire compound including the company head office where I'm required to wander around a lot. I've managed to avoid going up on the roof ;)

[kilttrip]

Cool, Amp, glad you're enjoying work while kilted!!

[Hawk]

So, AMP, I understand the photo policy at work thing. Take one before or after work so we can encourage you....

Hawk