When UK first introduced the Spartan, I was skeptical, but decided to wait till I had seen one in person to pass judgement, but frankly the only place I could imagin wearing it was at home, and possibly to the water park with my 20 month old daughter.

Again, this past weekend, I was working the UK booth in Dayton. In person, it looks like the shorts that the kids are wearing these days, just not bifurcated. Calling it a kilt is a little difficult (it doesn't wrap, you step in) even for me, who has no problem calling UK's (and PK's, and AK's etc.) a kilt.

On the other hand, wearing it is amazing. It was almost as big a leap in comfort at going from shorts to a kilt. The things weighs almost nothing, and the material is so sheer that air just passes in (also preventing the Marylin effect). It is the next best thing to being naked.

Now, I took one home (it was a version 1 with the back pocket, I do think the version 2 with the kangaroo pocker is a little more practical), and my wife's reaction was that she wasn't sure she wanted me to be seen in public in it (and she has been totally supportive of be wearing kilts 99% of the time). I have to agree, until MUGS in general are more common, I think the Spartan will remail lounge wear at home.

Adam