My 1st kilted outing

**flairball** · 15th March 06, 01:16 PM

I had my first outing in my new SWK nightstalker today. I got home from work this morning, and wanted to see how the kilt worked with various articles of clothing hanging in the closet. After giving a few combinations the nod I stayed in the kilt. My day was spent knocking around the house doing some easy projects, but aroung 2:30 I realized I needed to run out to the hardware store, and to the local outdoor/audibon museum to pick up a gift to send to my fiances niece in Japan. Being that I was properly, though somewhat casually dressed I hopped in the truck and off I went.

Now, I'd like to clarify if I might. This was what I'd consider my first kilted outing, though I did wear it Monday night when I walked the dog. Today, however, I didn't wear it under the cover of darkness.

The combination I choose was a bit casual. I paired the kilt up with a dark blue pull over work shirt from the firehouse, regular wool hiking socks pushed down, with a pair of uplander moc-toe hunting boots, and my rob-roy sporran. The weather dictated that I wore my black wool jacket and a hat too.

After hitting the ATM, and Dunkies for a coffee, a nice girl in the parking lot yelled happy St. Patrickday to me. At the guy at the hardware store hardly seemed to notice, and at the museum gift shop the girls just smiled and were polite as if I was any other customer, which really I was.

It was a bit breezy, so I thought I might have a problem there, but the wind never even came close to lifting my kilt to any significant hieght.

Anyway, I'd have to say it was a pleasant experience.

**LoftGuy** · 15th March 06, 01:22 PM

Hey,

Way to go; you'll soon find that most people don't really notice and those that do are, by and large, complimentary.

Bbo

**Southern Breeze** · 15th March 06, 01:26 PM

Congratulations on your first day.

**auld argonian** · 15th March 06, 01:26 PM

Now that's the way to do it! Right on, Flair! Just look like an average Joe (Jock?) going about his business and you got it made. Many of the kilted brethren have pointed out that they had the most trepidations about going kilted to the hardware store or the lumber yard...

And I think that we all tend to worry too much about the wind coming along and revealing all to the world...there have been a couple of good threads bout that here recently.

Kilt early, kilt often!

Best

AA

**A_Hay!** · 15th March 06, 01:38 PM

My first outing (not that long ago actually), was when I was getting ready at a motel in Washington DC last year to go to the Alexandria Highland Games.
I was all rigged out and figured I could get through the lobby early while it was quiet. Turns out there was a bus load of Oriental tourists checking in and I had to walk right through them. I was committed by then so just smiled and marched through the lobby. Got a lot of smiles back.

I'm about 6'4'' with a Glengarry, so I'm sure to the desk clerk it was a sight to behold. Went on and had a great time at the games meeting some of the other Clan Hay folks.

I was the geek in school who could hardly speak in front of the class, but there is something about approaching late-late middle-age (who cares what others think if I'm comfortable) and the feel of a kilt that I'm starting to enjoy.

This forum is a great support/confidence builder.

Best wishes,

Tom Hays

**GMan** · 15th March 06, 02:06 PM

Aren't you glad that you came out of the cover of darkness? It sounds that you did well. Full of confidence and plenty of comfort. Well done!

**Richland** · 15th March 06, 02:31 PM

Everyday should be that easy. Welcome to the world of the kilted.
I have been hinting at wearing the kilt to work on April 6. I'm getting the sideways look from the staff here. I work at a DOD lab and there are alot of pocket proctectors here. They would never understand...

**flairball** · 15th March 06, 03:22 PM

Seeing as they would never understand then you haven't got to waste your time trying to explain. Wear it.

**bubba** · 15th March 06, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by Richland

They would never understand...

Well, you COULD wear it on St Pats Day and if they give ya any lip you could flip up the back and say "Kiss me, I'm Irish".

**NewKilt** · 15th March 06, 05:54 PM

Sounds like you had a good first outing. Wearing the kilt in a confident manner is really the key. People will look, sometimes you will get compliments, and usually it's a non-issue. The ladies smile a lot.

Darrell