X Marks the Scot - An on-line community of kilt wearers.
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12th July 05, 08:50 PM
#7
Well, I still find it refreshing that a group of men living in a rather small town (58.000 inhabitants) in Austria find together and establish a society with more than 20 OFFICIAL members and with the purpose of promoting kilt wearing.
From my point of view this is more important than the size of their sporrans or whether they wear boots for formal occasions. These men are NOT Scottish and that they do NOT pretend to be. They are Austrians with no Celtic roots. Accordingly I don't think it is fair to judge the way they dress from Celtic or Scottish standards. You could merely say that you don’t like the look or design of the items.
From the member’s list, by the way, it appears, that a very high proportion of them have high academic educations. Some work as medical doctors, one is a lawyer, the man in the boots at the formal event is a psychiatrist, two or three of them own restaurants, some are in advertising, one is the maker of the Rettl Kärntner kilts (169-590 € = 206-726 $ = 116-406 £) and the one with his wife and son kilted seems to be a Volvo car managing director.
Not bad at all for testimonials. And they do seem pretty good at making PR and thereby promoting kilt wearing.

GG
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