Hi Andrew,
Not ever having been married, I cannot offer advice on how to help your wife come to accept your kilt/s, but I see nothing "girly" concerning your Amerikilt. There are two of them in my Kilt Kollection and I can attest to the fact that they are cut to a slight "A" line. You look absolutely fine to me, although I would agree with John that maybe that kilt is just a fraction too long. Could it be that that makes your good lady think the kilt is "girly"? I always think a kilt worn below the knee (not that yours is that long) definitely looks feminine!

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It's been said before that plain kilts appear to be more acceptable in America (Hamish may disagree)
Graham, I am not sure what you mean by this!
Are you saying that plain kilts are considered to be more acceptable in America than tartan ones, or that plain kilts standing alone are readily accepted by Americans? In any case, I really don't know how Americans in the USA react to them as my time over there has been very limited (and most of that time was spent in the company of kilt-wearers). I can say that my kilts (tartan or plain) were not ever referred to as "skirts" whilst I was in the USA last year - the plain ones were also called "kilts" when comments were made - or questions asked!

On the other hand, here in England, my plain kilts are sometimes spoken of as skirts - even those from TFCK. People do expect a kilt to be of tartan fabric, but I simply explain, "Oh, this is an American kilt" or "It is a Scottish kilt. Kilts do not have to be in tartan, you know. In fact plain coloured ones are becoming very popular nowadays". That seems to satisfy everyone.