Women's kilts/skirts?

[Riverkilt]

When your funds improve Kathy Lare does women's tartan skirts. Since its custom, you pick the length. And, she'll score the tartan material for you. Just decide which you want. Lovely lady, easy to work with. Think we've overlooked that she does women's tartan skirts too. www.kathyskilts.com

Ron

[Rex_Tremende]

Women have a lot of options when it comes to dressing in tartan that don't involve wearing a kilt.

In light of the discussion that followed, I see how this might have sparked it. Personally, I don't really care whether women do or don't wear the kilt, but my comment may have suggested that I do. Jennifer wanted neither a mini or hostess skirt, but was looking for something in between, presumably landing at or around the knees. I took that to mean options besides the obvious one - a kilt.

We see that women do indeed have many options when it comes to clothes they can wear (though I'm told they pay for it at the checkout counter). The tartans in the photos I posted are all expressed rather beautifully in a jumper, shirtdress, a-line, tunic, overcoat, and a few other confections I don't know what to call including a knock-out little Jackie-Kennedy-Oleg-Cassini tribute. Yeah, kilts are great. It's fantastic to wear one, but if I had these kind of choices, I'd probably want at least one of everything.

Regards,
Rex.

[Rigged]

It's modern, hip, and progressive for women to wear men's clothing -- including kilts. I think many of us are concerned that women wearing kilts makes it that much harder to convince important others (spouses, bosses, etc.) that kilts are men's clothing.

Then there are the cultural purists who'd rather see a (Celtic) woman in a kilt than a man who isn't of that heritage.

My own opinion is leaning towards, "People should just wear what they like. The rest will sort itself out."

[Chef]

It's modern, hip, and progressive for women to wear men's clothing -- including kilts. I think many of us are concerned that women wearing kilts makes it that much harder to convince important others (spouses, bosses, etc.) that kilts are men's clothing.

To me it just looks odd, in just the same way a woman looks odd wearing a man's suit or a man looks odd wearing a sundress. It might be fashionable to some but I'm afraid I'm not one of them.

Certainly people have the right to wear what they want, but we have the right to do a lot of things. Whether we should or not is another question.

[Bugbear]

I removed this comment because it didn't matter.

[Alan H]

If you're on a budget, check ebay for "kilt skirt", "plaid skirt" and so on. The prices are jaw-dropping low for a lot of lovely skirts.

[string]

I want a kilt, but then I am a little punk twenty-something. I will probably wear it with my pirate school wellie boots or my straw stetson, because I have no modesty, taste, or consideration for my fellow man.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Ladies and Gentlemen, after wrapping that kilt around your loins, but before heading out the door, take a long look at your posterior in the mirror and ask yourself:

DOES THIS MAKE MY BUM LOOK BIG?

If it does, do as you please.

[Bugbear]

Hope you get a kilt soon, String, good luck
.QUOTE=string;468810]I want a kilt, but then I am a little punk twenty-something. I will probably wear it with my pirate school wellie boots or my straw stetson, because I have no modesty, taste, or consideration for my fellow man.[/QUOTE

Or as Allan says a kilted skirt if that is what you want.]

[Alan H]

I want a kilt, but then I am a little punk twenty-something. I will probably wear it with my pirate school wellie boots or my straw stetson, because I have no modesty, taste, or consideration for my fellow man.

Stringthing, take my advice about Ebay and kilt skirts to heart. Get out your measuring tape and start surfing ebay. There are stunning kilt skirts available for ten dollars to thirty dollars, plus shipping. I got my lady a stunning Blue Dress Stuart, mid-calf skirt, all worsted wool for fifteen bucks about a year ago. I had it dry cleaned for seven more.

If you are very patient, you will probably score a skirt, in time, in your clan tartan.

I have given up making skirts for the ladies in my band. Theres' no point. I can't even buy the material for their skirts for what I can get lovely skirts for, on ebay.