First Kilt Help

[Old Hippie]

We were both thinking about a UK but after reading through here I'm also entertaining the idea of an Alphakilt.

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Good on you for stepping up to the kilt! Be aware that there are significant differences between the various makers -- price is an indicator (you get what you pay for) but if you're in the midrange you're likely going to get a good product no matter who makes it. I'm guessing you aren't quite ready to go to the top of the scale, and you should avoid the bottom of the price scale like the plague.

A couple of notes on UKs from a long-time wearer: very comfortable; the aprons are a little narrow for my taste; the "Mocker" is a good starter kilt; slash pockets are more dressy than outside cargo pockets.

I started with a black Mocker, which looks very nice dressed up to "work casual" with a nice shirt, matching hose flashes, black hose, a tie and wingtips. You will want a kilt pin of some heft if your area gets more than gentle breezes -- the Mocker is a rather light poly-cotton fabric almost exactly like Dockers (which is where the name comes from).

I also have worn the Mocker out hillwalking, with a T-shirt and hiking boots, and around on market day with a pair of running shoes. You wouldn't expect it to be real durable if you were out fixing fence all day -- but if you're going to do that buy a kilt built to take some more abuse.

Price is an issue, as I don't think my fiance is up for me spending over $200 on a "man skirt". What are thoughts on a first time (non-tartan) kilt?

My least expensive kilt cost me $60 Canadian -- it was a special order that didn't fit the guy who ordered it, so the store manager sold it to me for her cost because it had been sitting on her inventory for about a year. It was an impulse buy -- it's a working kilt that I wear for most farm chores now and it is quite comfortable.

It's hard to tell about what you like and don't until you get into it a little. You can help yourself out a little by reading around in here about various makers. You will probably find -- as I and others in here have -- that once you don the kilt you bring up your standard of dress a little. It's perfectly possible to look sloppy in a kilt, but you'll find yourself starting to think a little about the impression you're making when you're out and about.

Whenever you see someone say, "Here's a pic of me in my new (name that maker) kilt!" Ask them why they like it, and what made them choose it over some other one.

On the other hand, don't do too much research. Look over your options, make a choice, and jump in.

If the fiancee can't handle a man in a skirt, now's the time to find that out. She may be the kind who only wants a man who wears the sissy troosers.

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