Well, actually the thread should be "cats and unbifurcated garments" but "cats and kilts" sounds better.

I've noticed that when I wear jeans (which I do, and overalls, especially when I'm doing messy work in the attic where I store my leather) the cats will flee a mile as I approach. But when I wear the kilt, or a sarong (a hang-over from my days at the End of Empire), they just lie there and ignore me.

So, I got to thinking. Is it the noise that the trouser legs make that spooks them? Or are they discerning superior beings?