So recently I went out with the hubby to listen to some music and have a few beers. I was wearing my SWK Thrifty (Irish National), which got a lot of attention even though on me it is probably nothing more than a skirt. I have to say it was most likely the tartan (it really does stand out), but then a lot of the folks do know about me and my love of the kilt (some of them did not, though).

Anyway! Genealogy was a subject that came up a lot that evening, as well as the kilt. When I told one of my friends (male) that he should wear the kilt (a bit of a compliment) he quickly said that he couldn't. He's too skinny. Another friend (male, also considered himself too skinny) sitting with us quickly agreed. Skinny men, in their opinion didn't look right. You had to have a stocky build. Whaaaat? I've yet to see any guy with a nice kilt worn correctly look bad in it.

I even, get this, said "listen... I'm a WOMAN... trust me... you will NOT look bad in a kilt".

They turned it around to "yes, women look good in them, too!".

No no no. They didn't get it. D'oh! Now, I could see it if they just came out and said "I have no interest in wearing them." That's cool, I totally understand. They thought they wouldn't look good in them because of their build.

*face palms* Their loss, I guess!

And of course, I stood up shortly after that conversation so we could go home since it was getting late. My kilt was pointed out again and they said "See? It looks GREAT on women!" To which one of them added, "so do the mini-skirt versions."

I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree about which men look best in a kilt. Tsk!