Utility Kilt Question

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I was thinking about a utility kilt as it seems a practical solution to hot weather where shorts and undies are uncomfortable and a traditional kilt not always possible.

However I'm a bit worried that they may appear kind of "gay?" No offence intended to anyone that happens to be that way inclined but I'm not comfortable with that possible perception and don't even know if they are looked on that way or not. No one here abouts wears one, then again there is only one other person I know who wears a kilt anyway. In other words it's am image question.

I'm also informed that they don't keep their shape and the pleats don't keep their sharpness.

My wife also thinks they look too much like a womans shirt.

I'd appreciate some feedback from those with experience of utility kilts.

I've just bought a Prince of Wales tartan kilt off ebay, I've decided against utility kilts, but may go for a sports kilt for next summer.

Well, I guess you have your answer, but I'll still chime in. I love my Utilikilt for wearing around the house in the warmer months. It's comfortable and has practical pockets. As others have mentioned, the edges of the pleats are sewn down, so they stay in place, although I'm not much bothered by them being a bit rumpled on a knockabout kilt.

I also have a tartan Sportkilt, which with its elastic waistband is the most comfortable thing I own. It is much lighter than my Utilikilt, so better for really hot days, and also for vigorous hiking. I don't tend to wear a kilt—traditional or modern—in my daily life outside the house, but rather for special or cultural occasions. That being said, I often wear a kilt at home, and when I do it's either a Sportkilt or Utilikilt.

Being in Spain, Mel1721L, I can imagine that local views on the kilt are quite different from places where people of Gaelic heritage are more common (i.e., Scotland, Canada, Australia, etc). Only you can tell what the reaction might be like to a Utilikilt with the folks you interact with in your particular location, but based on my experience visiting Spain a couple times, I'd bet it might generally be viewed as odd at best. I somehow think a tartan kilt might at least allow people to make a cultural connection... maybe a tartan utility kilt is in order for you!