Today I was having a conversation with a friend about kilts as he was looking to perhaps get one. We were looking online and he had several sites he went to. We looked at utilitkilts, practikilts, sportkilts, etc....and my friend said he had no interest as "That's not a real kilt"

The utilikilts and such he called fancy skirts. He wanted an "actual kilt" made in Scotland and of wool. Not denim or acrylic made by some Pakistani or "back bedroom home made job". When I explained several people wore utilikilts and such, he rolled his eyes! To him, such things are more like fakes and knock offs and craft projects. "If you wore a skirt and then put on a sporran would you say it was a kilt or a skirt?"

"I'd say it was a bad fashion choice." was my answer.

I was a bit taken aback because I didn't really know what to say to address it. My question is...what do you think? Is a utilikilt or practikilt a kilt? Or is it just a tag placed on something people want to sell that is like a kilt?

I hope I am putting this question together in an understandable way. Thoughts??