I was 40 when I first wore a kilt. My employers organised a charity fundraiser, selling Scottish passports to people as they arrived at the border from England. The passports gave discounts in shops and leisure centres. I was asked to wear a kilt while on this duty and I bought a Black Watch kilt from a thrift shop. It was a poor fit, but the concept of wearing a kilt was comfortable and my wife had been wanting me to get a kilt for years as most of the other men wore kilts to Scottish Country Dancing. So I donated the original kilt back to the thrift shop and ordered a new made to measure kilt. Now I have too many kilts and I wear one almost every day, probably about 350 days in the year.
Regional Director for Scotland for Clan Cunningham International, and a Scottish Armiger.
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