Interesting comment

[Derek]

We had one of our band members over yesterday eve for a meal. Eventually we all landed up in our living room watching the results of britains got talent. I am stretched out on the sofa the two girls lazing on the floor. Out of the blue Moira, who is a therapist, working with people to help them get more confidence in life/work etc, said to me that she thought I always seem to look 'at one' and relaxed in my cilt and that there was a sense of happy fulfilment about wearing it to.
No more was said and we continued to watch the tv.
Makes one think ....
Iechyd Da
Derek

[Chirs]

That really is the trick of it, isn't it: looking comfortable in the kilt. It is easy to spot the fellow who's rented an outfit (beyond the stock look of it) for an event and just can't settle himself. All pictures I've seen of you (on this site) would lead me to agree with Moira: you do look comfortable in the kilt. It looks 'right' on you.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Reminds me of a comment I got at my wedding. All my groomsmen and I were kilted. Our outfits were nearly identical, except that we were all in different tartans, and my sporran was a bit fancier.

Someone said, "You know, they all look like they are 'dressed up in a kilt' but you just look like you are wearing your clothes."

The difference was I was a regular kilt wearer and comfortable in it, whereas for many of my groomsmen it was their first time in the kilt. It must have made a difference in our comportments and manners which she picked up on.

[GMan]

I love comments like this. I once had someone tell me that the bliss just emitted from me.

[cdarwin]

I was just contemplating this exact sentiment very recently. I initially wondered if there truly is something special about wearing the kilt. I came to the conclusion through my own introspection that it has much more to do with the comfort level of the kilt wearer. The sharpest dressed folks tend to be so because of two main factors. Their dress fits their shape well and they wear it as naturally as possible. The latter comes with experience. This comfort is generally perceived as confidence which is surely the intended response. I think that folks who are capable of this in a kilt seem especially so because the kilt is less commonly seen in most places. I admire so many of the more seasoned kilted that I have found on this forum and constantly strive to dress more like them whenever I can.

[Derek]

Nice one Matt and G Man.
Yep, once you forget you got a cilt/kilt on its really plain sailing. As mentioned in another recent thread about confidence etc .. I think the hardest thing for most new to wearing the kilt is to cross over their front door threshold in the first place. I am sure many of us had the same trepidation the first few times. I certainly did 30 yrs ago. But it wears of quickly ,and you away to go, just as you would if you had jeans or a suit on.
Iechyd Da
Derek

[Whidbey78]

I've been told that a few times, first by my wife and later by others.

I guess that means we're doing something right.

[Nighthawk]

I was at the Colorado Railroad Museum a few weeks ago to see them fire up a Shay, which is a steam engine for those who don't know. I decided to ride in the caboose- specifically in the cupola, which you have climb into, as it's above head height. I went to it and climbed up without a second thought. After the ride was over I got down and was told by the attending employee that at first, she was shocked that I would do that in a kilt, and then she realized how natural it looked on me, and how comfortable I seemed in it. She figured that was why I managed to climb the ladder and not expose myself. I suppose that had I remembered I was actually wearing my kilt, I may not have done that...

[Droid]

I was at the Colorado Railroad Museum a few weeks ago to see them fire up a Shay, which is a steam engine for those who don't know. I decided to ride in the caboose- specifically in the cupola, which you have climb into, as it's above head height. I went to it and climbed up without a second thought. After the ride was over I got down and was told by the attending employee that at first, she was shocked that I would do that in a kilt, and then she realized how natural it looked on me, and how comfortable I seemed in it. She figured that was why I managed to climb the ladder and not expose myself. I suppose that had I remembered I was actually wearing my kilt, I may not have done that...

How does one climb a ladder and not expose one's self?

[Nighthawk]

How does one climb a ladder and not expose one's self?

Very carefully... In truth, I was wearing a pair of boxers that matched the kilt. I took the advice of a friend who does Highland country dancing- I wear boxers that blend. That way, people aren't sure what they're seeing, even though they see nothing, and the mystery is preserved.