21st Century Ankle-Length Kilts

**toadinakilt** · 18th April 06, 04:26 PM

I've seen them on the site, and as I was flipping through the New York Social page link somebody posted on another thread, I saw a pic of a fellow wearing one of these ankle-lengthers...regular tux jacket, some sort of white shirt, and dress shoes...but no sporran. And I as I think about it, I don't think I've seen a sporran worn with an ankle-length at all.

So. Thoughts? IMHO, it would look less like a skirt and more kilt-ish if worn with a sporran, although admittedly they do look like very masculine skirts by themselves...like one of those German "man-skirts" or something...

**starbkjrus** · 18th April 06, 04:51 PM

Ummmmm....??? Not going there. TFCK is just not for me.

**Nick** · 18th April 06, 04:59 PM

All this time we've been worrying, top of the knee, middle of the knee, or bottom of the knee! Who knew it really didn't matter a jot?

**Blu (Ontario)** · 18th April 06, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by toadinakilt

... So. Thoughts? IMHO, it would look less like a skirt and more kilt-ish if worn with a sporran, although admittedly they do look like very masculine skirts by themselves...like one of those German "man-skirts" or something...

If the folks at TFCK can do this and make a buck at it... more power to them. But I'm afraid these things are well outside the envelope of what I personally consider masculine attire. Perhaps I'm just to much of an old fuddy-duddy.

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**Moosehead** · 18th April 06, 05:02 PM

The question might be better served at Tom's Café, not here.

**Ruanaidh** · 18th April 06, 05:15 PM

Oh, oh! Me thinks I hear a dead horse.

**Southern Breeze** · 18th April 06, 05:39 PM

**toadinakilt** · 18th April 06, 08:25 PM

Oh, I don't think we need move this discussion to Tom's Cafe...it's not a Yemini Futah for crying out loud. The thing has an apron, two buckles on the right side, and numerous pleats across the back...I think it's a kilt. And thus it has a place in the discussion here.

**Southern Breeze** · 18th April 06, 08:40 PM

If the hem touches your knees it's a KILT. If it touches your ankles it's a SKIRT.

**Canuck** · 18th April 06, 08:53 PM

In the year 2000 Pacific Opera in Victoria did a New piece called Erewon. The designer for that show was Debra Hansen of Stratford. She designed full length kilts for the men in that show. The kilts were built by Richardson's of Toronto. They were a grey Tartan and were rather stunning. So 21st Century kilts unfortunatly are way behind the times......