Wearing it upside down

**James Hood** · 11th June 13, 04:56 PM

A couple months ago as Chicago winter was taking its sweet time turning into Chicago spring, 'was wearing a 5.11 Tactical Duty kilt and tee around the house.

And our Scottie needed to go outside to perform Scottie functions and sniff.

'Grabbed a heavy shirt hanging in the garage...which happened to be a flannel in some "store version of a tartan" and while she wandered, doing the needful, the thought occurred...

...was a solid colour kilt and tartan shirt, "wearing it all upside down"?

Is it legal, disgraceful, bad taste, modern, "okay"...or heresey?

Anyone either done this or have thoughts hereon?

**O'Searcaigh** · 11th June 13, 05:53 PM

Actually sounds "okay" -- at least -- to me. In fact, depending on the plaid (tartan?) in the shirt and the color of the kilt, it could be quite nice. But then I lean more toward the "I wear a kilt for comfort but don't want to look like a total misfit" philosophy of kilt wearing. Flannel plaid shirts and khaki pants or jeans is a pretty common "style." Why not similarly combined with a kilt?

**Steve Ashton** · 11th June 13, 07:06 PM

I have, just this moment, gotten off "The Hot Line". The Kilt Kops will be there in just a few moments. Remain calm. They are there to help you.

They will remove the offending garments from your closet. (With gloves and masks if necessary to avoid cross contamination)
They will also counsel you on the laws of kilt wear. If small, tight, windowless rooms and restraints bother you, or if claustrophobia sets in, simply scream and an attendant will be with you in an hour or three.

You should be home with your loved ones soon. After treatment there will be no further instances of such behavior. You will feel much better and the world will be free of such offenders.

If at any time you feel a relapse coming on simply dial 843-5458-5677 (THE-KILT-KOPS) and a car and ambulance will be dispatched.

**Friday** · 11th June 13, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by Steve Ashton

I have, just this moment, gotten off "The Hot Line". The Kilt Kops will be there in just a few moments. Remain calm. They are there to help you.

When the Kilt Kops arrive tell them there was a misunderstanding. You had new shoes on and did not want to get them wet in the snow, so you were walking on your hands. The plaid on top was really on your bottom and the solid cloth on the bottom were really on your top. I you are lucky they will be tired by the long drive from Canada and the problems at the border.

**cessna152towser** · 12th June 13, 03:14 AM

Seems OK to me. I have found that wearing a tartan waistcoat which matches the tartan of the kilt is a bit too much tartan, so I occasionally wear the tartan waistcoat with a black kilt or black trousers.

**be da veva** · 12th June 13, 03:40 AM

Originally Posted by Friday

When the Kilt Kops arrive tell them there was a misunderstanding. You had new shoes on and did not want to get them wet in the snow, so you were walking on your hands. The plaid on top was really on your bottom and the solid cloth on the bottom were really on your top. I you are lucky they will be tired by the long drive from Canada and the problems at the border.

Well, If he did walk on his hands wearing a kilt...... I don't think anybody noticed the shirt...... And probably wont be the Kilt Kops that'd showed up....

**Tobus** · 12th June 13, 05:29 AM

I've been doing it for years. Seems like a natural thing to do when wearing a solid-colour kilt. But then again, I'm a plaid flannel shirt kind of guy, so I'd be wearing that sort of shirt with any other solid-colour garment like trousers anyway.

**auld argonian** · 12th June 13, 07:29 AM

Laughing because it used to be the "look" amongst my group (all Chicago rock band types) to wear the flannel shirt over a black t-shirt with a band logo on it...and with jeans....preferably very patched and stitched up jeans. Sounds normal but when you suddenly realize that you're sitting around with twenty guys and they're all dressed exactly alike...well...I wonder how our girlfriends told us apart.

By way of saying: the flannel shirt is totally a Chicago thing...why not with a utility type kilt? Remember....kilties don't follow fashion...we blaze bold, new trails through it!

Best

AA

**MNlad** · 12th June 13, 04:44 PM

I've been wearing a couple of wool plaid shirts with my solid colored poly/cotton X-kilts for three years now. Works for me. Wait a minute—wool topside and cotton down below? Maybe I should get my level rebalanced.

**Valandur** · 13th June 13, 08:29 AM

It's funny, many years ago my grandfather sat me down and told me about his life. All kinds of crazy stuff, like his family used to smuggle booze during the prohibition, and how he used to ride bulls for a living when he was in his late teens. What stuck with me was not caring what other people thought about you (me). Since then I've always kept that in mind and I've noticed it's a good way of looking at things if your a kilt wearer, especially in the states.

I notice a certain look most people who wear kilts seem to share. It's sort of a confident look, an independent look. It's a bit difficult to describe because a lot of it is "feeling". Sorry if this seems confusing or disjointed, its just something that came to me as I was looking at this thread.