I had a brother, now deceased, who was a member of a Scottish dance troop and wore a kilt that he made himself. He passed away about ten years ago. The family let the dance troop keep his gear as a living trust to help new dancers until they could afford their own gear. Sometime between then and now I decided that if I had a kilt I'd wear it on a regular basis, but since I had no kilt and nowhere to get one it never went any further than an idle thought. About two and a half years ago a friend saw something about Utilikilts and for some reason he thought I would be interested. He had no idea I had any inclination to wear a kilt, he just thought they were cool. When I got my first Utilikilt I wore it to work. I was told that I couldn't wear it to work anymore and that really ticked me off! Being a borderline belligerant it got my hackles up and made me more determined to wear a kilt as much as possible. Now I have a collection of kilts and the only time I wear pants is at work or when I ride my motorcycle.

Why do I wear a kilt? I guess it's just who I am now.

Jamie