Is It Just Me, Or Are You Guys Doing Double Takes Too

[Riverkilt]

Lately I've been seeing a LOT of men in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and even 60s wearing these big baggy shorts that I'm used to seeing kids on skateboards or gangbangers wearing.

With my brain preprogrammed to thinking baggy pants are for kids when I see these guys I often assume they are wearing a kilt and think I've found a kilted brother. Then I realize they are wearing those shorts...

If guys that old can wear baggy pants like that it seems like it'd be an easy transition to wearing kilts from wearing shorts that look like kilts.

Don't care what they wear...its just like a sudden gear jam when my mind goes from thinking I've found a kilted brother to the disappointment that they're wearing shorts.

Would expect I'm being too hopeful and optimistic in expecting more men to be kilted...

Anyway, the sudden shift in reality hurts my aged brain when it happens.

Tell me I'm not alone...

Ron

[NewKilt]

Ron, you are not alone. I've seen those shorts on men as well, and for a second thought I was actually seeing another guy wearing a kilt! Then the downer when I realize that they are shorts.

It's made me think that these guys are getting the message that trousers are uncomfortable, and they are wearing those shorts for more comfort. I feel like going up to them and telling them there is something even better - look at my kilt! You can wear one of these, have total comfort, and be even more masculine!

Darrell

[mbhandy]

I'm with you Ron. Although I think part of the problem is clothing Co. Even My Dickies shorts are across between burmuda and gang bangers. Just as well wear my kilt except for ladder work. If I am doing plumbing under a sink should I just tell my client to leave the room?

MrBill

[davedove]

I've thought that myself many times Ron. Their apparel seems even more kilt-like when they pair it with a fanny pac worn to the front, almost like a sporran.

[Southern Breeze]

You're not alone.I've noticed them around here also.

[mudd]

Exactly! These guys are really subconsciously wanting to wear a kilt but can’t get in touch with their real intentions. We should take every opportunity to try and educate them that what they are doing is trying to get in touch with their true ancestral wardrobe preference.

Lets see if we can make the Kilt the dominant male attire starting in 2006! A new years resolution!

OK, OK, I’m dreamin’.

[Streetcar]

Similar reactions but in reverse - about a year ago I had someone mistake my olive utilikilt for very baggy shorts. When he realized they weren't shorts, his eyes popped and he literally jumped.

[GMan]

I do understand the thought Ron, even though never have given it much thought.

As I was driving home the other day, it was beginning to get dark and I noticed a guy in his 50's wearing what I thought was a kilt. Drove around the block to stop and talk to him, but as I got closer, noticed that he was wearing those baggy shorts.

But like MrBill said it is definetly the clothing companies that are pressuring those poor guys.

[Yaish]

Same same here. Seen the shorts, thought they might be kilts, only to be disappointed when I got closer.

One time the reverse happened though. I was walking around Disneyland as the girlfriend and I are wont to do. I saw a guy that I thought was wearing a pair of baggy carhart shorts only to find he actually was wearing a Caramel Workmans. On that day there was also a third kilted gentlemen walking around The Happiest Place On Earth (tm) independantly of myself or the other gent.

[Wompet]

It's when my one brother dresses like that - that gives me hope that he'll come to his senses and start wearing kilts. He's already wearing shorts almost year-round - kilting year-round will be a step up.

Streetcar - I've gotten the same reaction myself when wearing my UKs.