No Kilts seen in Scotland!

[Jock Scot]

Generally speaking, the areas you mentioned and visited have never ever been locations of strength for the civilian kilt.

For the rest of Scotland most would perhaps, normally regard the civilian kilt as a garment to be worn on special occasions. Everyday kilt wearing is only carried out by, at best, a minority.

[FossilHunter]

Generally speaking, the areas you mentioned and visited have never ever been locations of strength for the civilian kilt.

For the rest of Scotland most would perhaps, normally regard the civilian kilt as a garment to be worn on special occasions. Everyday kilt wearing is only carried out by, at best, a minority.

What regions specifically would you consider to be traditional strongholds of kilt wearing? Even if historically?

[kilted2000]

I was in Scotland for three weeks this time last year. I visited Edinburgh, Glasgow, Fort William, Inverness, Lewis, Orkney, and Stirling. Besides kilted tour guides or busking pipers, I saw one utility kilt in London, one kilted man walking down the Royal Mile, one walking down the High St in Fort William, and one kilted man at Culloden battlefield. I don't know the nationality of any of these kilted men. I also saw what I think was a product of 21st Century Kilted being worn quite well by a man walking his dog on the Royal Mile as well. I also didn't expect to see many kilts while in Scotland so it was just as I expected.

I did bring a kilt to wear myself, but I never had the nerve, too worried about being judged as a 'stupid American.' I am stupid and an American but not because I wear kilts

[Jock Scot]

What regions specifically would you consider to be traditional strongholds of kilt wearing? Even if historically?

Blimey! That’s a tricky question! There are two, I think, aspects to consider. One, is not altogether a savoury subject but is relevant and that is, the question of wealth. The other as a broad generalisation of area and perhaps it’s best to narrow it down to County level. Make no mistake there will many many exceptions to the Counties that I suggest but at a guess I would suggest in no particular order, Aberdeenshire, Inverness-shire, Perthshire, Angus and Moray and the city of Edinburgh. There is a tenuous correlation here, to reason one, As well.

[Steve Ashton]

As a kilt maker I of course had to visit Scotland to visit with my suppliers.
During one trip I was up at Edinburgh Castle. My wife had gone to get an ice cream cone so I told her we would meet at the drawbridge. By the time she got there I was surrounded by tourists begging for a photo of a guy in a kilt. Myself, one other kilt maker, other X Marks members, and a couple of soldiers were the only kilts to be seen in the entire city.
If I had put my hat on the ground I could have paid for the trip.

Not even clerks in the kilt stores wore kilts. I sad loss of an advertising opportunity if you ask me. Show your wares.


I attended two Highland Games and saw a few kilts, but even the Pipe Bands carried their kilts in garment bags, changed before performing, and then changed back into trousers before going home.
I was even laughed at by some young locals at the train station and walking around towns as I was, as always, in my kilt. And I was dressed nicely in kilt, hose, tweed jacket, and waistcoat with a tie.

This is me and Howie Nicklesby. I had taken my jacket off as we were on the patio of a pub and it was a hot day.

[Tomo]

On the other hand if you had been in France over the last couple of weeks you would have seen thousands of kilted Scots...

[Steve Ashton]

Yep, kilts everywhere BUT Scotland. I have seen them in Australia, Thailand, Germany, France, and even Belize.

[Hauge]

Yeah, We're even a few, here in Denmark. Go figure... ;)

[kilted2000]

On the other hand if you had been in France over the last couple of weeks you would have seen thousands of kilted Scots...

Scotland hasn't done too badly so far in the RWC, Ireland this weekend will be a test though.

[Kiltedjohn]

As a Scotsman living in England, I seem to be an exception to the rule! Whenever I visit Scotland, I'm always kilted. Probably because kilt-wearing seems too conspicuous south of the Scotland/England border.