Thread: Kilts!

I looked at the unionkilt place as well and i like their black denim and corduroy too...

Originally Posted by tjiscooler

ok...so i think i want a kilt...which one should i get? I was thinking Black Jean Cut from utilikilts.com, mostly because of cost...I noticed that alot of the guys in the pics are stocky and big, I am actually very thin and weak lookin...could i pull off a kilt? Also i have waist length straight black hair, would i look too much like a girl?

I was at a burning man event this weekend and there were a lot of guys in utilikilts. The skinnier guys seemed to be pulling them off pretty well. I couldn't tell you about the hair, that seems to be a case by case kind of thing. As a kilt wearer of many years I can tell you that context and attitude count for pretty much everything. Keep in mind where you will be wearing your kilt, and wear it proudly and confidently.

Originally Posted by foundlingofdollar

I was at a burning man event this weekend and there were a lot of guys in utilikilts. The skinnier guys seemed to be pulling them off pretty well. I couldn't tell you about the hair, that seems to be a case by case kind of thing. As a kilt wearer of many years I can tell you that context and attitude count for pretty much everything. Keep in mind where you will be wearing your kilt, and wear it proudly and confidently.

I have to agree with this, it doesn't seem to be a "body type" that does well with a kilt, but more like just having the right attitude. Wear it well and wear it confidently.

If in doubt strap a large dagger on your hip as well, that helps with the attitude thing...
If I was wearing one, I might want my rapier or my bowie knife... just to avoid the comments about my blindingly white legs...

im blindingly white as well but im also like a werewolf from the waist down I think im gonna get one, even if it is 3/4 of a paycheck before shipping. i wanted the jean cut but I cant live without side pockets (just sent email)...And im always armed!

Those utilikilts in the picture of 4 guys wouldn't go down in Scotland at all - maybe we are just purists in the kilt sense. Some folk do wear them but only once I reckon. They look like a lot less material too - great for lightweight walking I suppose but if I was up town I would want the ability to let the whole 9 yards move around me. It feels great having the material flow about you. I think these utilikilts are really just skirts - be honest! But if I got one it would be in leather and wear it with a skull and crossbones sporran. Must carry a knife with it - and wear running shoes...

Originally Posted by JMS

You both look rather at home, but you don't look anything like Johnny Depp!

What??!! Oh man, now I'm heartbroken.

Originally Posted by sidneykidney

Its actually a little known fact that midges are more likely to go after women than men. Apparently they find the blood sweeter or something. Fact.

Fortunate then that the kilt attracts the ladies the way it does!

I get bitten by EVERYTHING!!! Latest is Horsefly bites, Spike even got me some Jungle bug spray stuff and they still get me!!! I stand firm on the lighter and aerosol can arsenal, mass incineration.

Originally Posted by tjiscooler

ok...so i think i want a kilt...which one should i get? I was thinking Black Jean Cut from utilikilts.com, mostly because of cost...I noticed that alot of the guys in the pics are stocky and big, I am actually very thin and weak lookin...could i pull off a kilt? Also i have waist length straight black hair, would i look too much like a girl?

Like the guys say, it's all about attitude. There were plenty of skinny, white legged, long haired kitl or cilt wearers running around these Isles years ago. Go on, be brave. You won't look silly, but we will want a pic.

This is the second thread I have read in as many minutes regarding Silver and Johnny Depp. Sorry for the slight , but this cannot be a co-incidence. Does she has someone (or something) on the brain?

Originally Posted by Makar

Those utilikilts in the picture of 4 guys wouldn't go down in Scotland at all - maybe we are just purists in the kilt sense. Some folk do wear them but only once I reckon. They look like a lot less material too - great for lightweight walking I suppose but if I was up town I would want the ability to let the whole 9 yards move around me. It feels great having the material flow about you. I think these utilikilts are really just skirts - be honest! But if I got one it would be in leather and wear it with a skull and crossbones sporran. Must carry a knife with it - and wear running shoes...

Slight correction they were Unionkilts not Utilikilts, and Utilikilts are even more different - they use a stitched box pleat design rather than the traditional pressed pleat. They are as much a skirt as the small kilt normally worn today is.

I'll have you know most of the time I get a lot of compliments on my Utilikilt, obviously the there are incidents with NEDS being abusive - but that would happen with a normal kilt, there was also a recent occurrence of a 6 year old girl asking their dad why I was wearing a skirt.

You're right about the weight, at least mine is a lightweight cotton twill (lighter than denim) but the fact that I can chuck it in the washing machine makes it possible to wear on a daily basis if I want to. But as you say nothing much can replace the feel of wearing a "proper" kilt.

Barney

Originally Posted by sidneykidney

This is the second thread I have read in as many minutes regarding Silver and Johnny Depp. Sorry for the slight , but this cannot be a co-incidence. Does she has someone (or something) on the brain?

YES!! Had to put up with PotC last night after Doc posted a pic of Mr Depp on another thread.