# Would you wear a kilt, just 'cuz? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 25, 2006, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-just-cuz/349828 "2006-03-25T03:43:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-just-cuz/349828/41 "2006-03-26T19:54:18Z")
> [@Stranger On A Train](#): > > I have a couple of [Sport Kilts](http://www.sportkilt.com/) (tartan, but not of traditional construction). My family is about one-quarter Scot, but we’ve no identifiable tartan. But, my sisters went to Scotland and came back with a scarf for me in the Stewart Black tartan, since they knew some of the clan and were invited to wear that tartan instead. Which makes it cool that I found, on the linked site, this. I’ve always wanted to wear a kilt, just because they look so comfortable. Let’s be honest, skirts on women make much less sense than kilts on me. ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-just-cuz/349828/42 "2006-03-26T20:00:13Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Anybody here brave enough to have done it? I don’t know if I could wear a kilt justto go out for a night. Still, I’ve taken up curling, and I’d like to get a [Sportkilt](http://www.sportkilt.com) for special occasions like parties and bonspiels. If a bunch of us went out after the game, I’d wear my kilt to the bar or wherever. It’s it’s something unrelated to a curling event, probably not. ---
**Author:** ![Kevbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-just-cuz/349828/43 "2006-03-26T20:26:05Z")
When I wear a kilt I get about 50 positive responses for every negative. I don’t recall ever getting a negative response from a woman. ---
**Author:** ![Otanx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Otanx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otanx)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-just-cuz/349828/44 "2006-03-26T20:32:31Z")
Yep, my mother helped me make one for a party one year. It was comfortable so I wore it on the weekends. Every Saturday I would wear it. Mall, resturaunt, bank, wherever I had to go. People find them interesting so expect to be stopped and asked questions. Planning on having a “real” one made with our tartan once I finish with my weight loss. -Otanx ---
**Author:** ![ZebraShaSha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eada6e/32.png) [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-just-cuz/349828/45 "2006-03-26T21:02:13Z")
Thanks to this thread, I’m going to try my damnedist to find a kilt. I’m skinny, not too tall, with bird legs, and about a quarter French and I think some what Scottish or Irism somewhere. It won’t be pretty, but that has never stopped me before. ---
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-just-cuz/349828/46 "2006-03-26T21:51:07Z")
Heh, I just flipped on the tube and on BBC-America is “Dressing Dangerously.” Now I’m thinking about ordering from Sport Kilts, since they’re in my price point. ---
**Author:** ![Giant\_Spongess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@Giant\_Spongess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giant_Spongess)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-just-cuz/349828/47 "2006-03-27T09:43:07Z")
I have a real kilt (family colors) and a Hot Topic knockoff of a utilikilt. They’re both tremendously fun to wear, and the fake utilikilt has an amazing amount of pocket space. A real one is definitely on my list of things to save up for. Of course, I’m a girl so it’s not nearly as remarkable. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-just-cuz/349828/48 "2006-03-27T11:23:55Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Well, nobody really wore “underwear” back then, as we knew it at least. This is not true - they’re called [braiesl](http://www.thirteenthcentury.com/pages/braies01.html) and date to before the kilt. Certainly the Scots would have worn them with their pre-kilt tunics and hose. I wear a kikoi (african sarong) a lot for summer, so a kilt would be little different. ---
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-just-cuz/349828/49 "2006-03-27T14:03:09Z")
Check it out! I _do_ have a tartan. That’s cool. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-just-cuz/349828/50 "2006-03-27T14:31:27Z")
Some folks we know wear Utilikilts. I’ve thought about getting one, 'cause **Pepper Mill** thinks they’re sexy. That’s reason enough to get one. ---
**Author:** ![yingtongtiddleipo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f6c823/32.png) [@yingtongtiddleipo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yingtongtiddleipo)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-just-cuz/349828/51 "2006-03-27T15:49:45Z")
I grew up in the Highlands… [http://www.google.co.uk/maps?q=Nairn&hl=en](http://www.google.co.uk/maps?q=Nairn&hl=en) And kilts are worn fairly regularly - a man dressed in a kilt, rugby shirt and boots/wellies is pretty common. The full regalia is normally only for formal events (wedding/ceilidh/that bloody piper on Princes Street etc). Be aware that a lot of so-called ‘Scottish’ history is a load of old rubbish, created to entertain royalty and nobility (and these days tourists). Over-romantisised gubbins that makes a real Scot cringe! [http://www.firstfoot.com/Kulture/tartanorigins.htm](http://www.firstfoot.com/Kulture/tartanorigins.htm) I think therefore it’s all-inclusive, regardless of colour or creed! You don’t need 1/8th or a 1/4 heritage to join in - just a Scots attitude, a pint of heavy and (please, please do this) nice clean underwear! ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-just-cuz/349828/52 "2006-03-27T17:12:31Z")
Thanks **yingtongtiddleipo**. That’s all the encouragement I needed. 🙂 And not wearing underwear was never an option. Clean ones. Check. Just one question, is Drambue on ice an acceptable alternative to a pint? ---
**Author:** ![yingtongtiddleipo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f6c823/32.png) [@yingtongtiddleipo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yingtongtiddleipo)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-just-cuz/349828/53 "2006-03-28T09:30:31Z")
Drambuie on ice is perfectly acceptable. (Not too much ice though) As long as it’s a pint. he he he If you like that kind of flavour I also recommend Isle of Jura whisky. Its a light smooth mellow Highland Dram, and goes down a treat. oh oh - I nearly forgot - try the Hebridean whisky liqueur too… caramel, spices, whisky… or Loch Fyne…oranges…chocolate…spices… or of course Glayva… Edradour if you like a cream liqueur, oh and Athol Brose. _drool_ Good grief - Its half past ten (am) and I quite fancy a whisky now! Uh-oh! ---
**Author:** ![Nanoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-just-cuz/349828/54 "2006-03-28T09:47:30Z")
If I lived in Scotland or was to any degree ‘Scottish’, I’d wear a [http://www.utilikilts.com/](http://www.utilikilts.com/) . But I don’t and I’m not, so no. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![yingtongtiddleipo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f6c823/32.png) [@yingtongtiddleipo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yingtongtiddleipo)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-just-cuz/349828/55 "2006-03-28T11:07:55Z")
> [@Nanoda](#): > > If I lived in Scotland or was to any degree ‘Scottish’, I’d wear a [http://www.utilikilts.com/](http://www.utilikilts.com/) . But I don’t and I’m not, so no. 😃 I’ve just found out that they have a ‘snap’ (a gusset!!) BWAHAHAHAAAA! Now there’s a nice mental image for a Monday morning… These utilikilts aren’t really very Scottish at all - (a gusset!! _giggle_) so I think you can go ahead and enjoy the whistle of the wind round your… er… ankles! ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-just-cuz/349828/56 "2006-03-28T17:38:43Z")
Several of the guys I hang out with when I go to gaming conventions have Utilikilts (black ones), which they wear with big stompy combat boots and black T-shirts or tank tops. Most of them also have hair in nonstandard colors (blue, green, pink, or shaved) and assorted tattoos and piercings. I think that look works great, and there’s nothing “sissy” or “girly” about it. I think that other than Scottish plaids, the punk-industrial look works best with kiltage. Me, I’ve got two Utilikilts (one black, one urban camo) and I like them, but I usually only wear them at cons. It’s funny, but despite the fact that I don’t own any regular girl-type skirts and usually dress in a rather masculine style, I always feel vaguely weird wearing a kilt–men’s pants are fine, but men’s kilts make me feel like I’m wearing the wrong thing. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-just-cuz/349828/57 "2006-03-28T21:29:00Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Thing is, I don’t know if I’ve got the guts to wear it for stroll in the mall or an evening out for movies and dinner. > > Anybody here brave enough to have done it? I know a guy who wears his to the local Wal-Mart. In the South. All it takes is a little (or a lot) of confidence, man. ---
**Author:** ![Logan\_5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/fbc32d/32.png) [@Logan\_5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Logan_5)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-just-cuz/349828/58 "2006-03-28T21:35:41Z")
I used to occasionally wear skirts back in college, but haven’t dared in years what with my increased girth, lol! But I see these Utilikilts have a beer gut cut, that’s awesome! I would totally wear one of these out in public, they look great! I will be ordering the black denim one. Thanks for the link! ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-just-cuz/349828/59 "2006-03-28T22:24:21Z")
[http://www.macrae.org/tartans.htm](http://www.macrae.org/tartans.htm) I rather like my family tartans, I think I just might have to get kilted. 🙂 The ancient MacRae or the Prince’s Own are my favorites though. ---
**Author:** ![Jumpbass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jumpbass/32/147_2.png) [@Jumpbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jumpbass)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-just-cuz/349828/61 "2020-12-12T16:30:52Z")
Huh, this thread must have been bumped by a spammer. Oh well, I can add some new information to it. For those of you who think the Utilikilts are too expensive, try [Damn Near Kilt "Em](https://www.damnnearkiltem.com/). > [@Kevbo](#): > > When I wear a kilt I get about 50 positive responses for every negative. I don’t recall ever getting a negative response from a woman. Yep, that’s my experience, too. Plus, Mrs Jumpbass likes it. So there. (Wow, Devilsknew sure was a number, wasn’t he?) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-just-cuz/349828.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-just-cuz/349828.md?page=4)