It's more frightening in your head than it is on the street.

Most people won't say anything. Some people won't even notice. (When I first started wearing a kilt, I thought I was seeing lots of people in kilts...then realized they were only wearing long baggy shorts.)

If you have a t-shirt with writing on it, wear that...eyes will gravitate up to the shirt, not the kilt.

Go somewhere with a purpose...my first trip out the door kilted was to the Home Depot in my Workman's Utilikilt for a load of river rock. Struck up a lovely conversation with an older woman at the check out counter...but not one word was said about the kilt.

Or, go somewhere safe. Go stand in line at the DMV where people are really preoccupied. Then when you feel comfortable, you can mumble, "oh, I think I'm in the wrong line" and leave.

Last year I was walking downtown when I heard "nice kilt." I turned around to see a tall, broad-shouldered jean-jacketed man with a mohawk looking at me and I realized I was in front of the local biker bar. He smiled and said, "I've got one, too!"

You're going to be fine!