Wearing a kilt to Work

[lethearen]

I thikn McMurdo is straight on. If you wear it too rarely, it might be a novelty and you'll always have someone interrupting your day to talk about it. But if you wear it often enough the novelty will wear off and it'll just be another day in the office for them and for you, too.

[NorCalPiper]

Since my job is the highland attire business-EVERYDAY is kilted. I will note on the side that it is amazing how here in Atlanta, even out on the streets, no one minds. I consider being kilted and out and about free advertising since I will get the "Where did you get that" question from time to time. Even when I go to the hip/dangerous part of town "EAST ATLANTA", no one (Not even the gangsters and homeboyz) gives me a 2nd look. Its even correctly commented on from time to time there "Yo-That kilt is workin'-Where can I get one". Atlanta and San Fran really are 2 great kilt friendly cities. It probably helps that we have a HUGE Celt community here and a really big, well advertised highland games.......

[GMan]

At first wearing a Kilt could be a distraction. Yet people do get used to it and it becomes an everyday thing. Since I work for myself it really isn't a big deal.

[SteveB]

NorCalPiper,
You can add Boston to that list. Even when riding the T (public transit) through the roughest parts of the city, I too get the "Cool kilt, where d'ja get it?" from the gangbangers in their colors and trousers belted below the buttocks. I have been complimented many times for having the b@lls to wear the kilt on the T.
Slainte
Steve Brown (We are everywhere)

[Shanntarra]

My rogue's co workers raised an eye brow at first then shrugged. Since the knew him it didn't surprise them in the least to see him come in kilted.

To paraphrase I guy I ran into this past weekend, "Any man who has the kahone's to wear a kilt has the kahone's to back it up. This may also translate to a love of sharp pointy things. Don't mess with them."

[Jack Daw]

It's been a chore, but I've gotten most of those that matter in the upper echelons where I work to okay me wearing a kilt all week at our next Blue Jeans Week for the United Way. Offering to pay more than those wearing blue jeans helped and it will serve as a good publicity stunt for our bank. But, I still have not told my immediate boss; however, HIS boss, who offices in another building, cringed when I told him about it. I may have to reconsider.

[Dan R Porter]

Me being in management, I fear my emolyees would look upon it as ammunition. Plus my day job is too dangerous to wear a kilt anyways. Oh well. In another life maybe.

[lethearen]

work to okay me wearing a kilt all week at our next Blue Jeans Week for the United Way.

That's a great idea, Steve. My company does a charity Jeans Week every so often. I should give that a go next time. Granted, kilts aren't necessarily the equivalent of wearing jeans (they're so much more versatile!), I can easily see how it would fall under casual or at least 'not standard business' wear for the uninitiated.

[McFarkus]

My brother Turpin wears his kilt to work daily at the EPA. IIRC he started off wearing it on St. Andrew's Day, and shortly began to wear it daily. I suspect it might be considered discriminatory to ban wearing the kilt when women are allowed to wear skirts.

Even when I go to the hip/dangerous part of town "EAST ATLANTA", no one (Not even the gangsters and homeboyz) gives me a 2nd look. Its even correctly commented on from time to time there "Yo-That kilt is workin'-Where can I get one". Atlanta and San Fran really are 2 great kilt friendly cities. It probably helps that we have a HUGE Celt community here and a really big, well advertised highland games.......

NorCalPiper,
You can add Boston to that list. Even when riding the T (public transit) through the roughest parts of the city, I too get the "Cool kilt, where d'ja get it?" from the gangbangers in their colors and trousers belted below the buttocks. I have been complimented many times for having the b@lls to wear the kilt on the T.
Slainte
Steve Brown (We are everywhere)

A couple of weeks ago a gangbanger complimented me on my kilt and asked me if I'm Rowdy Roddy Piper's dad (I'm only two years older than he is). I suspect that the fact that a number of pro wrestlers wear a kilt has made more people aware of it as a male garment.

I work at an ethnic non-profit and have worn the kilt to work a few times.
First reaction was, "A kilt! Just like in Hong Kong!" (Hong Kong of course was a British possession up until 1997). And the kids, once I explained that it was a garment that honored my ethnic heritage, were very cool about it.

[KFCarter]

My town and my business are quite kilt-friendly. Savannah has a big affinity for things Celtic and historic and I run a theatre. My staff doesn't give the kilt a second glance now and the public are very accepting of it during events. The only time I give it a second thought is for certain Board meetings or Council meetings where the political jockeying and posturing is the order of the day.
The only limit at the moment has to do with our heat and humidity and it's not the kilt that's the problem for me, but the kilt jackets. I'm working with a designer/seamstress at a local men's clothier to develop a tropical weight kilt jacket that would follow traditional lines, but be made in linen or tropical weight cotton poplin and be constructed to not be quite so tightly fitting as traditional kilt jackets. We're also working on light weight silk blend kilt hose designs. With those in hand, I'd be kilted more often than not for work year round
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