Stand different, feel different?

**Mr. Kilt** · 15th October 06, 12:05 PM

I know that I stand a little taller and prouder when I'm wearing a kilt. Doesn't hurt to add a little more swagger in my walk, too. Gotta get those pleats a-swinging!

**freddie** · 15th October 06, 01:33 PM

I find that I stand with my legs a little further apart and I love to gently swing the pleats. It's just that feeling of 'freedom' that's so great. Like the title of that famous old Scottish tune 'The kilt is my delight !'

**O'Neille** · 15th October 06, 02:54 PM

A kilt by nature of it's design reinforces good posture: 1. High waist that keep you standing tall. 2. Reference to gravity as the kilt falls around you. 3. Ease of movement that doesn't go against the way we are designed. 4. Usually better footwear and platform than those old worn out tennis shoes. Whenever I feel like hunching it is usually traceable to what I've been wearing on my feet. O'Neille

**scoutniagara** · 16th October 06, 09:46 AM

I think the stance is straighter due to the fact that our "boys" hang proud where and how they were intended, and not to the left or right. I stand straighter so that my "boys" feel natural.

**turpin** · 15th October 06, 01:09 PM

Originally Posted by Andrewson

Your wife is right.

I'm sure I walk with a bit more of a swagger when I have a kilt swinging behind me.

Welcome to the rabble, BTW

I think we walk with a bit more swagger to make the kilt swing more. I know I do.

Having that high waist band does a lot for the posture, and improved posture just naturally makes one feel more on top of life. Or does one feel better in the kilt and therefore stand taller? Chicken and egg question. Doesn't matter, the end result is the same.