Oh…oh my. Thank you, WhyNot. What a wonderful post to come across first thing in the morning. That was better than coffee. Whew. Man…
I am definitely pro-kilt. I’ve seen guys I’ve found pretty bland physically suddenly go to stunning by wearing a kilt well. It flatters the legs in a way that shorts just don’t, while also emphasizing the width of the shoulders and musculature of the chest. It doesn’t even take particularly fantastic legs to manage, really.
My school uniform was one of those with the “kilt”, which I hated because, not being properly fitted, it was a bitch to wear (specially once my hips decided that I was, after all, my mother’s Mediterranean daughter).
But I fell in love with kilts-as-worn-by-men during my first years living in Barcelona. One day, I was visiting Grandma and there was some sort of soccer match going on, involving a Scottish team. Grandpa (who until recently still worked at the Soccer Referees College) came in late, looking completely stunned by the sights of so many evidently-manly men in skirts. Anything that can stun Grandpa is OK in my book!
WhyNot, I must say Ewan is looking much better in those than in any other getup I’ve seen him wear. Da-yum! Have I mentioned before that Navarra is one of those places where Great Legs are a definite selling point on a guy?
Any version of the “traditional” kilt can be quite handsome.
And I’ve seen “Celtic” musicians looking fine in Utilikilts. Skirts are definitely cooler in Texas summers–it’s only fair.
Idle curiosity: Is it the same as surnames? I mean, if a woman from one clan marries a man from another, does she switch to wearing his clan’s tartan?
Heck! Kilts are what make conventions such as Dragon*Con more fun! They all look so cute and the elevators become a real spectator sport if you look up!
Several years ago I met this wonderful grandmother-type named ‘Tyger’ who wore her kilt along with a wifebeater type shirt to show off her tats and peace bonded weaponry. She was such a delight! I watch for her every year.
Hmm… that second photo has some definite lingering qualities. Ewan’s quite the hottie, and he’s even got a great singing voice.
That ‘purse’ would be a sporran .
Right-I forgot. Still, how many people would recognize that term?
Oooooh. Thanks for that.
I’m in favor, but my husband would never ever wear one. And I have to admit, he doesn’t really have the legs for one.
Man, that first picture is hot. Someone open a window . . .
Pretty much everybody who wears a kilt. 
SFU?
I’m a huge fan of men in kilts and I’d love to see the gentleman I’m dating in one, preferably in a situation where, shortly afterwards, I could see him out of one. I do have two questions, though.
I figure he’d look goood!
Utilikilts are very cool. Most of them are made of heavy-duty cotton, not wool, and are solid-color, not tartan. They have pockets and loops for tools. They’re much different from the formal Scottish kilt worn with a sporran and dirk. No idea how you’d get an Armenian in one though. 
I’m definitely in favor, and many thanks to all those who’ve posted pictures. 
Attend a Highland Games with him. At Highland games you will find vendors selling kilts. It may be easier to get him to wear one when half (or more) of the men around are kilted. If this simple approach fails, make no secret of how hot and bothered you’re getting. Make sure he receives the full and enthusiastic benefit of this hot and botheredness. Then ask permission to buy him a kilt. (This may not be required.)
There are a number of “generic” tartans. Just pick a base color he’d look good in. Ready-to-wear kilt makers generally offer Black Watch, Campbell, MacDonald and occasionally Wallace Tartans. Anything else has to be custom made. Clan tartans are actually a fairly modern invention, and people who espouse “rules” as to proper wear are frequently the object of ridicule. If he has a Scots relation or even friend, it would usually be perfectly acceptable to wear a tartan in thier honor. The only exceptions would be a few IP protected tartans. (like the one used on 3M products) And a few tartans denote specific fraternal organizations, veterans groups, military branches…it would probably be disrespectful to ignore these meanings…you won’t run any risk of this if you buy off the rack. As an example, the Wallace Clan has made wonderful supporting donations to my pipe band, so we wear their tartan in appreciation, though there is not (AFAIK) a single Wallace in the band. (see linked photo in my earlier post to this thread) Also, Irish kilts are frequently a single solid color. The Utilikilts come in khaki and even camouflage.
Note that “off the rack” kilts can be fairly reasonably priced. The fit will be a compromise if your man is not of exactly average build for that waist size. Tailored kilts run to many hundreds of dollars. There is a lot of fussy labor in the pleats, and heavy wool tartan is expensive.
Some links:
Utilikilts
Stillwater kilts Has some very inexpensive off the rack kilts.
J Higgins Among the least expensive source for made-to-measure kilts.
The local Kilt maker I patronize.
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I do believe I may be smiling all day long. 
The only man I’ve ever seen look truly bad in a kilt is Prince Charles. Whatever his other qualities, fine or foul, he has unfortunate legs.
Am I the only one currently watching Rob Roy?
A kilt was very good for me when I was courting my wife to be.
My rival showed up in a kilt at the rural middle school my wife-to-be was teaching. It caused such a comotion that the principal showed up and got into a shouting match with the rival, (with tons of middle school kids watching). My w-t-b said she wanted to hide under her desk as the two men were shouting at each other about the appropriateness of a short skirt on a man at a middle school that had stairways. All the time, the young children of the school ran by the kilt-wearing beau flipping it up and giggling.
I don’t know if you have ever seen the Friends episode where Rachel’s rival for Ross shaved her head and freaked Ross out. I didn’t cause my rival (absolutely no Scots blood, I might add) to wear the kilt as Rachel caused her rival to shave her head, but given the chance, I would have. Anyway, he was out of the race after that.
So I totally approve of kilts - on other men,of course.
Very pro kilts, I just just married on 03/31 and i wore full Highland dress.
I felt i looked good and it was very comfortable. Akirawife loved it!!!
