Let me start out by saying that I do appreciate Dread's opinion on the subject and that I really didn't mean for my post to get anyone nailed to the wall in a discussion of opinions of what is a kilt and what is not. However Dread, I have drawn the line, for myself that is, as far as what I believe a kilt to be.

To say that a kilt is only a six yard over the shoulder wrap that doubles as a blanket would be ignoring hundreds of years of the 'little' kilt that we still wear today, be it wool or a modern miracle fabric.

The cut and design of the 'little' kilt was laid out many years before any of us were born and whatever is made to fit that description is a kilt and anything other than that can only be described as "kilt-like" in design but not truly kilts. Men and boys can wear the 'mans' kilt.

If a woman wants to wear a kilt then it's a kilted skirt and no longer can be called a kilt, this again is my own opinion but I offer this to support my opinion; if a woman decides to wear a man's athletic suporter is it still an athletic supporter or has it been perverted to be something else? Is a sporran still a sporran if some enterprising female decides to change the position of where the strap attaches to it and wear it suspended from her shoulder or has it become a purse?

You might want to argue that there would be no good reason for a woman to wear one but why would a woman want to wear a mans kilt when there are kilted skirts made for women? That is my wife asking that one so I can't call it my opinion unless she tells me it's my opinion!

I hope that I have gotten my point across and again, I really didn't mean to get everyone upset because I, personally want to keep the kilt a kilt for generations yet to come and separate these 'kilt like' garments so they will not tarnish our image and the image of the traditional kilt with a garment meant to 'tweak', ( thanks Rigged ), the Scottish history with a hazy line that can't be descerned by those who don't understand Scottish culture or the kilt.

Chris.