Question about the question?

[Deano]

Okay, I've used the search function and not found much help. Forgive me if this is rude to ask, as I am new here.

I am just going to assume that the question is "what are you wearing under your kilt?" or some variation.

My question, in regard to "the question" is this? What does one wear under ones kilt? What is the tradition, is it a myth? Keep in mind, total newbie and not meaning to offend anyone here. I checked to see if there was a sticky, but I haven't seen one on here.

Thanks

[csbdr]

Okay, I've used the search function and not found much help. Forgive me if this is rude to ask, as I am new here.

I am just going to assume that the question is "what are you wearing under your kilt?" or some variation.

My question, in regard to "the question" is this? What does one wear under ones kilt? What is the tradition, is it a myth? Keep in mind, total newbie and not meaning to offend anyone here. I checked to see if there was a sticky, but I haven't seen one on here.

Thanks

"Boots and socks!" Seriously, whatever you want. "tradition" is "regimental" I suppose, but all depends on what you are comfortable with and what the situation is. Plenty of folks wear underwear all the time, and there is NOTHING wrong with that. Still better than pants! Others prefer to skip that and let the air circulate freely. windy day or lots of kids around? i'll usually put on some boxers. No right answer here.

[shawhighlander]

Cheers! Here's a bit that will help.
In the Search bar, type: "worn under the kilt"...and it will pull up quite the listing of question and answers.

Enjoy.

[piperdbh]

Boxers, then shoes and socks.

[skauwt]

if its a hire kilt then perhaps its best to wear underwear... if its your own then id say go commando

[Snowbear]

Nothing at all. If underwear is worn under, there might me a bump in your kilt. Remember that the kilt is hanging straight down. Of course, some have bigger problems with this than others.

[xena]

No problem with asking.

Way back when, in the Highlands of Scotland, roughly in the period depicted in the movie "Rob Roy", the Highlanders apparently wore their kilts without anything underneath. How absolutely universal that was, I'll leave to historians, but I think there is room for some doubt as there are always those who insist on wearing whatever they feel like, Highlanders included. But, the consensus is that they went without more often than not. They continue to be worn that way in the military, i.e. when worn as part of a military uniform (hence a variation of "the question" is whether one is "Regimental" or not).

What one wear's under the kilt is purely up to them, unless they are wearing a kilted military uniform. It is only as part of a military uniform where one is required to be au naturel. Otherwise, the trick is to answer in such a way that is humorous, or leaves a bit of mystery.

Straighforward answers dismiss much of the fun and mystique of kilts.

[runewolf]

I will honestly say that to make sure noone can complain at work and I offend noone while walking, I wear something under there. Now at home is an entirely different set of rules. Some days I do good to wear anything at all.

[McClef]

Something that has been covered many times.

It's unlikely that the original highlanders wore underwear and military tradition dictated that soldiers should not wear anything underneath either, hence the term "regimental."

Clearly the Victorian revival made the wearing of "long johns" difficult as they would have shown and I am not sure there were shorter alternatives available at the time.

But nowadays it's likely to be a personal choice though to preserve the sense of mystery one should never confess!

Personally I say mystery be damned!

The term "commando" is inappropriate for the kilt as this is to to with not wearing something under trousers or other bifurcated garments.

[skauwt]

The term "commando" is inappropriate for the kilt as this is to to with not wearing something under trousers or other bifurcated garments.

ask anyone in my area what commando is and theyll more likely say "without underwear " regardless of what type of clothing ya have on just a figure of speech and text i use