I'll chime in since I was just in Scotland in June. I bought my 3 year-old son a Black Watch Sport Kilt and one for myself in MacDonald. My first kilt experience. We opted for SK's after learning just how much a traditional costs.

It didn't take me long to notice that nobody seemed to be wearing them on the streets of Edinburgh or anywhere else that we visited aside from buskers and one sword-swallowing fellow on High Street (who happened to be shirtless in a Utilikilt, and I thought he looked pretty cool).

Nonetheless, we went kilted in Edinburgh, Gairloch, Skye, and Oban. We dressed our SK's up as smartly as we knew how (though still not traditional - photo in the gallery) and had a great time. I got a few nice comments, a lot of looks, and not a single insult. I'm sure somebody somewhere must have thought me the idiot but they never said so.

Go kilted and be proud.