Quote Originally Posted by Blu (Ontario)
I think it's great that some folks in this group have taken the challenge of wearing kilts full time. While some are quietly matter of fact about it, others are enthusiastic promoters of doing so. Either way, it's wonderful that these folks have found it to be a rewarding experience. However, I can understand how a casual visitor to this board might be left with the mistaken impression that this is the goal of all who decide to wear the kilt. It is not. In fact, from my perspective, I would go so far as to suggest that the kilt will never be considered an every-day mainstream fashion option for the general male population.

Questions.......

1. Do you wear kilts full time or have that as a goal?

2. Why?

3. Do you believe promotion of full time kilt wearing is important?

4. Why?

5. Do you believe kilts will ever be considered a mainstream fashion choice for men?

Something to ponder.

blu
1 I do not wear kilts full time, and in fact, I'm just starting to wear more than just to festivals and such. ( I kind of have to in order to justify buying more kilts to my wife)

2 Why? I think it is more important to have a choice of what I wear when I get up each morning. Women don't wear a dress or skirt every morning (except for some religions) nor do they choose to wear pants every day. I want a similar choice when it comes to my kilts or my other favorite attire, jeans.

3 No,

4 Why? I think it is more important to promote kilts as a modern choice in clothing for males. I also think that it would probably turn some off to kilt wearing if all of us who choose to wear them now started some kind of campaign to get everyone into kilts full time.

5 Yes, I do think that more and more will start wearing kilts every year. Just stand near a UK tent at a festival or highland games event and watch all of the guys ordering them. More importantly, watch all of the ladies "dragging" their man into the tent to try one on. I think it is the ladies who are driving the movement to get men into kilts. Add to that the fact that the Celtic events are growing every year. The Richmond games draw more people every year, and not just those of Celtic decent. I have a friend who is Polish who has started attending. (got to get him into a kilt next) One thing that would help at those events is to get more kilt makers represented at them. Geoffery Taylor had a rep at the Richmond Celtic Christmas show and he was one of the busiest sales reps there. People were looking at both his tartan and the 21st century lines. I don't know for sure how many actually bought a kilt, but the rep seemed to be filling out order forms every time i went by his booth.