Quote Originally Posted by MacLowlife View Post
I'm against tailored kilts for mucking around because in my mind I think, "Someone spent time making this and putting effort into it to make and here I am picking up dog poo and changing spark plugs on my car in it." It makes me feel like I've betrayed the craft. In the same way I wouldn't wear a sweater that my grandma made while I'm out hiking through the bush. It's a disrespect to the maker to not treat something like that with care. HoS kilts on the other hand, I could care less what happens to them while in them. They're not made with care and I dont feel bad treating them carelessly.


I understand that thinking, but it can be dangerous. When our work boots are too finely crafted to wear in the dirt, or our shovels too exquisite to shovel out stables, what do we do with them? And what do we use instead for those jobs that still must be done? Granted, changing the oil is not when you'd want to wear a five hundred GBP garment, but remember the (dare I say Historical?) origins of the kilt. It is a garment, not a ritual artifact.

Most of us are comfortable enough to afford more than one set of clothes and once you get the second set, you head down the road to specialization. But the kilt comes from a time when a man might just have the one- and he wore it, he didn't worship it. The same can be said for armies of enlisted men. I do not believe it is coincidental that people who wear certain clothes often tend to look more comfortable in them. If you buy a well-made kilt, chances are, it will last your entire lifetime. The sooner you buy, the longer you can wear it. If, by some chance, you do eventually spill something on it, well, now you know what to wear whilst cleaning up after the dog.
The origins of the kilt are irrelevant to me. A kilt that I wear on a daily basis, in lieu of jeans, is nothing more than a piece of comfortable clothing that I have opted to wear in lieu of jeans or shorts. I dont consider the historical origin of pants when I set out to buy a pair. My only concern is not breaking the bank and getting something this is suitable to wear on most casual occasions.

This concept of day wear and evening wear does not exist in my world. I get up, shower, pick out my clothes for the day. At night time, before bed, I take them off and go to sleep. The same clothes stay with me through the morning, lunch, afternoon, dinner, shopping, relaxing, clubbing, pubbing, movies, driving, grocery shopping etc. I refuse to spend over $100 on a pair of jeans that I would put through the daily rigours, so I wouldnt spend that much on a kilt.

Kilt = Jeans in my books. In this case HoS or other inexpensive kilts that I can have shipped to me in a few days are all I need. As I said before, I don't have my jeans tailored, why would I have a kilt that I wear in lieu of jeans tailored?

but..

Kilt also = Dress pants. The Kilt that I plan to have made for dressed up occasions, like when I go to school or functions where I would normally wear a tie, or going out for fancy dinners etc, will be tailor made. It will cost a pretty penny because I want it done right. I have a suit tailored. I will have a kilt in lieu of suit tailored.