Kilts and guts...

[David Thornton]

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For me it's all traditional, I guess I haven't warmed to the modern. But I have an open mind.
My wife has suggested a camo model to wear to sporing events, so who knows? I looked at a couple, but they were too long and I didn't really have to decide.
David

[Dreadbelly]

Some moderns look to skirty. I don't know how else to say it. They don't look kilt like.

Some moderns do. Like a PK or a FK. They are cut and made like a casual traditional, with waist, hip, rise, and drop.

I am a tartan addict... But I do have plans to order some solids someday.

[sav]

I used to be a hardcore traditionalist, tartan tanks were it for me! But I have loosened up in my old age (20! )...I now own two UK's that I wear for VERY casual occasions, but I still wear tartan 85% of the time...As I am now (for two years now!) kilted full time, I get closer and closer to giving in to more moderns, but I still love the feel of wearing a tank...

[Dreadbelly]

It's funny how I think that UKs look ok on other people, but have serious doubts that they would look good on me.

I confuse my self at times you know.

Edit.

I should clarify. When I wear a tartan kilt, I look like I belong in it. Like I should be off sacking some village or something. It suits me. Many people have commented with a lot of enthusiasm that I look natural in a kilt. I am unsure if I could pull it off in a solid. I am going to try, some day, but I am curious as to how I would wind up looking. Not that I give a damn what others might think about me, but, I do have to look at my self in a mirror and I have to like what I see.

[arrogcow]

While I was never a hardcore traditionalist, I wanted a kilt because of my Scotish heritage.

I started with a great kilt (and no I didn't go and buy some palid at the fabric store, I had 9 yards of Aberdeen woven for me - it ended up as a great kilt because the sett is so large that you can't see it all in a wee kilt), that I ended up wearing only to ren fests and a couple of times to a celtic fest - just not practical for everyday wear.

I then bought a traditional kilt. Again wore it to a few black tie affairs, occasionally to the local Scottish pub, but still not more than 5-7 times a year. Yes it was more comfortable than pants, but sporrans are so small that it was/impractical for me for everyday wear. I'd have to start carrying a purse, and that just brings up issues I didn't want to deal with.

Then I saw Utilikilts. I instantly thought, "I must have one. It's everything I've ever wanted." I now own 10 (and 1 PK - not to mention that I still have the Tank, the great kilt, and a Stillwater) and don't wear pants except in the direst emergency. I consider them all to be kilts, but I agree that some are more masculine than others. I've never been really thrilled with the UK mocker style, just seems more feminine. The same goes for Amerikilts, and Savanah kilts. On the other hand the other UK models, RKilts, Freedom Kilts, Union Kilts and Pittsburgh kilts all just scream male clothing to me.

While I don't think it took more audacity to wear the modern kilt (I put it on the minute it arrived and then went out to a film shoot), it had just never really occurred to me to wear my tank daily. There was a little trepidation. I spent the first six months thinking, "This is the first time I've gone to Home Depot in a kilt", "This is the first time at the post office", "I'm stopping for gas in the 'hood' in a kilt", but as negative reactions never arose, these feelings went away.

As for peoples reactions, once you say kilt they tend to go, "Ok." And frankly most people that come up to me in a modern say, "cool kilt", so I think they get it.

Adam