Kilts for chicks, I'm confused...

[Zardoz]

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[YoungMan]

I normally refer to it as a kilted skirt. What seperates the two in my mind, which some have already mentioned, are the length, apron, and rise. Kilt: to the knee, to the right, above the waist. Kilted Skirt: past the knee, to the left, at the waist/hip.

[Nick the DSM]

Thirded!!!

Ummmm...yeah...

There are kilts for chicks, depends on the "type" of kilt/skirt/kilted skirt/mini kilt/etc..

[Calico]

Plaid skirt (yup, our lazy incorrect American term for tartan, I know)

A minor correction if you don't mind. The word plaid in the U.S. refers to any cross striped pattern fabric. This includes tartans and other patterns. It is, when used properly, not a synonym but rather a more generic classification.

Lazy, perhaps. Incorrect, not really.

[kc8ufv]

A minor correction if you don't mind. The word plaid in the U.S. refers to any cross striped pattern fabric. This includes tartans and other patterns. It is, when used properly, not a synonym but rather a more generic classification.

Lazy, perhaps. Incorrect, not really.

Can even remove fabric. It's a reference to the pattern, regardless what the pattern is on.

[Calico]

Can even remove fabric. It's a reference to the pattern, regardless what the pattern is on.

Good point, hadn't thought of that!

[Zardoz]

I vote for Mini-kilt!



Oh, it wasn't a poll? Sorry!

[GreenDragon]

I vote for Mini-kilt!



Oh, it wasn't a poll? Sorry!

Maye it SHOULD have been!

Mini Kilt gets my vote!

[O'Callaghan]

The chart is pretty good. I particularly approve of the way half of them are mini length! However, just to split hairs in the true tradition of this board, a kilted skirt is traditionally longer than a man's kilt, although not as long as a hostess kilt. Most vendors just call it a ladies' kilt if it is the same length as a man's kilt. However, many of the old stick-in-the-muds on the board refuse to call anything a ladies' kilt, which is probably the cause of the confusion, LOL!

Historically, men wore kilts of various lengths as well, but you will be told here that only knee length is traditional. This is true, but only in the sense that 'traditional' is really code for Victorian! The victorians in their turn copied the highland regiments, who wore (and still wear) their kilts at mid knee. This is because if half the regiment wore different length hems it wouldn't be a uniform.

Why this should be relevant to guys who aren't in the army or in a uniformed pipe band is mysterious, although it is true that the average male (including yours truly) would have difficulty either sitting in a mini without exposing themselves or walking in anything floor length without falling on their nose!

[Ian.MacAllan]

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Historically, men wore kilts of various lengths as well, . . .

There are on the WWW several illustrations from the 17th & 18th centuries which seem to me to imply that one of the features of the great kilt was the ease with which its length could be adjusted to accommodate different tastes and weather conditions.

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