Thread: Kilts!

As for wearing a kilt for any occasion....I have stated in other threads,I have tended bar in one. I have worn one as a bouncer. I've worn mine in the woods. In fact I want mine to get worn like an old sweater to just prove that it can be more than just sunday best. After all, Highlanders wore'em as common wear obviously.Some nice semi chill weather,a good pair of boots,a well worn kilt,a sweater and good worn hat and I could wear that everyday.People that call it a dress need to get their heads outta the crossdressing closet. There is a dance performed at many highland festivals where the dancers dress like sailors and do a navy jig.At one point in the jig they emulate taking off trousers which was to symbolise the lifting of the ban on wearing tartan and tossing aside Saxon garb. For all you non scots out there who don't know. After the slaughter at Culloden Moor it was punishable by death to wear tartan,the kilt or play the highland bagpipes. it would seem the English king clearly understood the savage pride the highlanders took in their attire and the way the bagpipes would whip them into a bloodlust frenzy that turned them into fierce fighters.So when you call it a skirt or dress think about that,better yet.....read books on the battle of Culloden or the Clan wars and you will get the idea. Also a note.....in WW 1 the germans reffered to the Scottish soldiers as the ladies from Hell because of the kilts and the fierce fighting they displayed. Not to mention the fact that for the first part of the war,pipers used to walk up and down the trench line playing to rev up the troops.Piper George Findlater awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery in battle was one of the few to survive that. I make no bones about braggin about Scottish pride so if I sound a bit soap boxy on all this...........i am. Long Live Scotland !!

i want to see the kilt brought back to the everyday, and not seen just as a costume piece. so i wear mine as often as possible

Kilts are awesome. I first wore one in high school - forced too. Now I wear one from time to time because they rock lol! Especially in the heat .

Originally Posted by KiltedTexan

i want to see the kilt brought back to the everyday, and not seen just as a costume piece. so i wear mine as often as possible

I do concour sir !

Originally Posted by sicboater

I wear Mactavish Dress (sometimes called Thompson Blue) on any occasion I can. I find that the only problem with wearing a kilt is that I tend to feel like I want to drink a ton! It makes me feel like I can throw a car over a building for some reason. LOL.

My favorite response to the question "what are you wearing under there?" depends on who's asking and how they ask. If it is the smartass that jockeys mentioned above (and more often than not it is) I like this response (to be uttered with eye contact and a grin):

"Your mother's lipstick."

If it is a pretty girl, I like this one:

"A blue ribbon for first prize."

Nice, well played indeed good Sir. Several years ago my daughter gifted me a Sport Kilt. I totally dig it but unfortunately, it is more often lounging around the house clothing (I often wear it in the Shave Cave actually). The fetching Mrs. GI has put an indefinite kabosh on going out in public in a kilt. She says I look like a Catholic school girl (although I struggle to recall the last time I saw a Catholic school girl with a bald head and handlebar moustache.) It really is comfortable and I've often toyed with the idea of wearing it to work but doubt I could get away with it.

Remind me to tell you guys via PM how I won a dollar from a group of gals sitting at a booth in the bar one fine kilted night. Bowchiccabowbow !

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

(although I struggle to recall the last time I saw a Catholic school girl with a bald head and handlebar moustache.)

Me either, but I did know a Nun that fit that description...

Originally Posted by DavidBondy

"Is anything worn under your kilt?"

"No! It is all in perfect working order!"

"What do you wear under your kilt?"

"Boots."

What do I wear under my kilt..................FLYING MONKIES !!!!

I just got my first kilt in the other day for Tulsa's Scotfest. The Brown's were primarily from Ireland, so I got an Irish national tartan. My wife never thought she'd ever hear my kids say, "Daddy, your man skirt just came in the mail!".