Utilikilt at the Company Christmas Party

[Tobus]

KWD, I think your friend is spot-on with his comments. Utilikilts, in fact, are very much the "cargo shorts" of kilts. Hence the name. They're utility kilts. Especially their models like the Survival that the OP was wearing.

Of course, they do have some models that are meant to be more dressy, like Dockers equivalent (the Mocker). They even have a tuxedo variant, which I find very odd. But I still don't think the general public will see the Utilikilt as any sort of dress-up attire. Especially when compared to a quality wool tartan kilt with all the traditional accessories.

yojackus, have you work kilts around these people before? Or was this their first hint that you wear a kilt?

[chapmanredbourn]

I get so much use out of the Utilikilts, even for more formal events. Last week, for an annual dinner, the black Survival (without the detachable pockets), with black socks, red flashes, red shirt with black tie, attracted very favourable comments. Most people there would have seen me in either tartan kilts or Utilikilts. Earlier in the year, the same kilt and socks, but with white shirt and red tie was well regarded when I sang at a church event.

People are not familiar with plain-colour kilts so may be expected to react differently when they see one, when they imagine all kilts are tartan.

As an aside, I was amused when wearing a tan Utilikilt Original to be asked by a lady "I've been admiring your skirt. Is it a military kilt?

Brian Chapman

[seanachie]

People are not familiar with plain-colour kilts so may be expected to react differently when they see one, when they imagine all kilts are tartan.
Brian Chapman

I don't know about plain colored kilts, but I own a solid green and a solid saffron wool kilt but these are traditional kilts and different from a Utilikilt or a utility style kilt.

[yojackus]

KWD, I think your friend is spot-on with his comments. Utilikilts, in fact, are very much the "cargo shorts" of kilts. Hence the name. They're utility kilts. Especially their models like the Survival that the OP was wearing.

Of course, they do have some models that are meant to be more dressy, like Dockers equivalent (the Mocker). They even have a tuxedo variant, which I find very odd. But I still don't think the general public will see the Utilikilt as any sort of dress-up attire. Especially when compared to a quality wool tartan kilt with all the traditional accessories.

yojackus, have you work kilts around these people before? Or was this their first hint that you wear a kilt?

Have been seen in my utilikilt by some co-workers and others knew that I was going to wear it. It was those from other branches of the Co. that were a bit perplexed. I think that a tartan would have been less ambiguous but I like my utilikilt and feel quite comfortable in it. Kilts as everyday wear are not common where I live so I was sure to get some negative reactions. In most cases, the negativity came from those who are somewhat afraid to step out of the norm themselves. I DID get compliments from some of those who "got it".

[KWD]

Have been seen in my utilikilt by some co-workers and others knew that I was going to wear it. It was those from other branches of the Co. that were a bit perplexed. I think that a tartan would have been less ambiguous but I like my utilikilt and feel quite comfortable in it. Kilts as everyday wear are not common where I live so I was sure to get some negative reactions. In most cases, the negativity came from those who are somewhat afraid to step out of the norm themselves. I DID get compliments from some of those who "got it".

Bravo, glad you are comfortable, to hell with the rest!

[yojackus]

Thanks Kyle, and when the rest get to Hell they will be greeted by we men in kilts...

[KWD]

Thanks Kyle, and when the rest get to Hell they will be greeted by we men in kilts...

you know myBrother lives in near Atlanta Georgia, he doesn't own a single Tartan Kilt but has somewhere in the neighborhood of 5 Utilikilts wears them often (Even when his family begs him not too) he ALWAYS looks happiest in his Utilikilts. He will be one of those greeting all the nay sayers in Hell Kilted in I am sure a Workmans with his black steel toe Doc's!