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Posted: 9/13/2007 6:54:25 AM EDT

[#1]

Yes.

I own a Sportkilt in my clans tartan (fathers side, Scottish).

We are also authorized to wear the tartans of Clan Mackay (not pictured as there are about five)

My Mothers side is Welsh and wears this one:

Posted: 9/13/2007 7:06:44 AM EDT

[#2]

I found out a bit more about 'Dress Tartans'. They are just a variant of the standard pattern, but the Dress ones have more WHITE in them. And the reason:
"The story goes that Dress tartans
were born thanks to Queen Victoria
(a “passionate advocate of all things
Scottish”). She wanted to follow her
uncle George IV in wearing Royal
Stewart tartan. Unfortunately she
could not. This plaid includes the colour
red, at the time a signal for prostitution
(as in our modern Red Light
Districts). So white (for purity) was
introduced to replace red, and the
Dress Stewart tartan was created."

I found this cool e-book online that is free and tells you everything you need to know about wearing and buying a kilt. Click here

Posted: 9/13/2007 1:35:39 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
I'd wear one, but it has to be in either ACU or Multicam pattern, so i can wear it to the range. Sadly, I'm not Scottish or Irish, so no family tartan for me, but still...

amerikilt makes almost all camo patterns

Posted: 9/13/2007 1:45:06 PM EDT

[#4]

The song plays automatically, so turn down the volume if you are at work amongst those very easily offended (but who could be offended at such a cute and clever old song?

):

www.kanyak.com/skilt.html

For those who don't care to click and listen (even though IMHO you should

):

The Scotsman's kilt

A Scotsman clad in kilt left the bar one evening fair
And one could tell by how he walked he'd drunk more than his share
He staggered on until he could no longer keep his feet
Then stumbled off into the grass to sleep beside the street.

chorus:
Ring ding diddle diddle i de o
Ring di diddle i o
He stumbled off into the grass to sleep beside the street.

Later on two young and lovely girls just happened by,
And one says to the other with a twinkle in her eye
You see yon sleeping Scotsman who is young and handsome built
I wonder if it's true what they don't wear beneath their kilt.

Ring ding diddle diddle i de o
Ring di diddle i o
I wonder if it's true what they don't wear beneath their kilt.

They crept up to the sleeping Scotsman quiet as could be
Then lifted up his kilt about an inch so they could see
And there behold for them to view beneath his Scottish skirt
Was nothing but what God had graced him with upon his birth

Ring ding diddle diddle i de o
Ring di diddle i o
There was nothing there but what God gave upon his birth

They marveled for a moment then one said we'd best be gone
But let's leave a present for our friend before we move along
They took a blue silk ribbon and they tied it in a bow
Around the bonnie spar that the Scot's lifted kilt did show

Ring ding diddle diddle i de o
Ring di diddle i o
Around the bonnie spar that the Scot's lifted kilt did show

The Scotsman woke to nature's call and stumbled toward a tree
Behind a bush he lifts his kilt and gawks at what he sees
Then in a startled voice he says to what's before his eyes
He said, "Lad I don't know where you've been but I see you won first prize!"

Ring ding diddle diddle i de o
Ring di diddle i o
He said, "Lad I don't know where you've been but I see you won first prize!"

Posted: 9/13/2007 5:17:47 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
Being a "hairy breek'd" Scotsman, of course I would wear a MacMillan Ancient or Hunting tartan Kilt(dress MacMillan is the ugliest tartan there is), but utility kilts are just the bondage pants equivolent of a skirt.

I don't know if they are the ugliest, that could be along thread by itself, but the ones I looked up were nasty. Mines Ogilvie, and most of those didn't look too bad.

I wore my Dad's a few times, but it's a little small for me. There's kilts made right and there are cheap kilts. If you have to get one, get one that is at least pleated correctly if you get one in a tartan.

Posted: 9/13/2007 5:19:08 PM EDT

[#6]

no

Posted: 9/13/2007 5:27:47 PM EDT

[#7]

Fuck no, no one should ever wear one...

Posted: 9/13/2007 5:51:56 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
The song plays automatically, so turn down the volume if you are at work amongst those very easily offended (but who could be offended at such a cute and clever old song?

):

www.kanyak.com/skilt.html

For those who don't care to click and listen (even though IMHO you should

):

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I love that song! Been years since I heard it.

Kilts are GREAT! Gotta love kilts!

Tushy images removed...

Off to google image search "kilts & wind" some more.

Posted: 9/13/2007 5:54:40 PM EDT

[#9]

You're in trouble.

No skivvies underneath?

Absolutely no freaking way in hell...

Posted: 9/13/2007 6:10:30 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
I have 5 that I wear frequently. 2 family tartans, 1 Black Watch that I made myself, 1 survival utilikilt, and 1 around the house casual one.

To those that say they are not manly. Almost every culture in history has had some form of male garment that was not bifurcated ie. pants. The domestication of the horse typically is where historians say pants became normal attire for men.

I find that I am very comfortable in a kilt. The only uncomfortable part is when others make a big deal out of it. I typically ignore it and move on.

Someone asked about a pistol that will fit in a sporan. I can assure you that a G19 will fit in some sporans.

What do ya think of the survival utilikilt

Posted: 9/13/2007 6:23:57 PM EDT

[#11]

Where I am from that is a skirt. No i would not wear a kilt ever.

Posted: 9/13/2007 6:57:11 PM EDT

[#12]

skirt

You do know why it's called a kilt, right?

Because the last person to call it a skirt was kilt.

Posted: 9/13/2007 6:59:29 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
I 'do stuff' in my kilt all the time.

Well, good luck to you then.

HAHA!

Seems a little too dangerous for me.

Posted: 9/13/2007 7:01:14 PM EDT

[#14]

There is nothing sexier than a man in a great kilt.

Great kilts aren't pleated as much. They're generally longer, and they have the extra yardage to use as blanket or cloak.

I don't actually like the utilikilts, but I wouldn't criticize someone for wearing one. My husband likes my clan better than his, so he wears my tartan.

It's difficult to find an American with NO Scot or Irish heritage. There are a few, but not many.

If you go to Highland games and watch men tossing around telephone poles and running the kilted mile, you'll realize that kilts are rather versatile.

You do have to learn to sit correctly, lest the rest of us get more of a view than YOU might like.

If I didn't know the truth, I'd say guys started wearing kilts to attract females, cuz that's what kilts do. If you're wearing a kilt, you probably don't have a lot of ego or confidence issues. That's sexy.

Kitties

Posted: 9/13/2007 7:06:55 PM EDT

[#15]

Seems like they'd be absolutely miserable for camping - too much exposed acreage.

Posted: 9/13/2007 7:07:33 PM EDT

[#16]

This thread has not turned out like I thought it would.

Posted: 9/13/2007 7:12:24 PM EDT

[#17]

I wear them at ren faires

Posted: 9/13/2007 7:27:16 PM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:
Remember the famed Blackwatch Regiment fought wars in kilts not all that long ago. Highland Scots lived a far more active life than 99% of modern Americans, and they obviously got along with no problems.

Remember also that they quit wearing them near the end of the first world war because they were freezing their nuts off. In some cases, literally. The lice loved the pleats too.

ETA- all your skirt-wearin page 6 belongeth to frozen nuts and lice.

Posted: 9/13/2007 7:53:53 PM EDT

[#19]

Yup, was born in Scotland

Posted: 9/14/2007 6:33:17 AM EDT

[#20]

Hell yeah I wear a kilt.

The sound of a zipper scares the sheep...

Posted: 9/14/2007 6:54:05 AM EDT

[#21]

Picked up my first Utilikilt about 3 years ago at a Ren Faire, have recently added a second one to the collection.

Wear them around the house, and to ren faire's, have been out in public several times with them, but it's definately not the "work thing" or the every day dress for me...

Posted: 9/14/2007 6:56:56 AM EDT

[#22]

In a practical sense I'll take a pair of shorts over a kilt

Posted: 9/14/2007 8:19:43 AM EDT

[#23]

They look and sound comfortable, but I'm not so sure I'd want to go around "traditional" underneath.

Posted: 9/14/2007 8:24:11 AM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:
They look and sound comfortable, but I'm not so sure I'd want to go around "traditional" underneath.

"See yond' sleeping Scotsman so young and handsome built,
I wonder if it's true they don't wear beneath their kilts"

And kilt goes well with ~~man purse~~ sporrans.

Posted: 9/14/2007 8:40:09 AM EDT

[#25]

6 pages and the truth has not been revealed yet. Scotsmen wear kilts because sheep have learned that the sound of a zipper means trouble and therefore have a chance to escape.

Posted: 9/14/2007 10:14:05 AM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:
6 pages and the truth has not been revealed yet. Scotsmen wear kilts because sheep have learned that the sound of a zipper means trouble and therefore have a chance to escape.

I think that was mentioned previously.

Posted: 9/14/2007 10:15:49 AM EDT

[#27]

Quoted:

Quoted:
They look and sound comfortable, but I'm not so sure I'd want to go around "traditional" underneath.

"See yond' sleeping Scotsman so young and handsome built,
I wonder if it's true they don't wear beneath their kilts"

And kilt goes well with ~~man purse~~ sporrans.

Is wearing boxers underneath a serious fashion faux pas?

Then again, if someone pointed it out I could reply, "What 'ere ye doin' lookin' up me kilt, laddie???!!!"

Posted: 9/14/2007 6:07:03 PM EDT

[#28]

Quoted:
Picked up my first Utilikilt about 3 years ago at a Ren Faire, have recently added a second one to the collection.

Wear them around the house, and to ren faire's, have been out in public several times with them, but it's definately not the "work thing" or the every day dress for me...

What kind of utilikilt's do ya have????

Posted: 9/14/2007 7:42:31 PM EDT

[#29]

Quoted:
I'm part Scots--Clan MacPherson; of COURSE I'd wear a kilt!!

Of course my great(x2) grandfather was a Kelly from Ireland, so I have two to choose from.

Aye a fellow clansmen.

Posted: 9/15/2007 5:33:20 PM EDT

[#30]

The first one I bought is the "Mocker" it's a little longer and looks more traditional.

I recently picked up a used one that is a "standard" with the two pockets on the sides. It doesn't look as good, and the material isn't as thick, but it was cheaper and just as comfortable.

I'm keeping my eyes open for another Mocker or a Survivor for a good price, might ask the wife for a new one for Christmas though... have to think about that one.

Posted: 9/15/2007 6:42:23 PM EDT

[#31]

Quoted:
The first one I bought is the "Mocker" it's a little longer and looks more traditional.

I recently picked up a used one that is a "standard" with the two pockets on the sides. It doesn't look as good, and the material isn't as thick, but it was cheaper and just as comfortable.

I'm keeping my eyes open for another Mocker or a Survivor for a good price, might ask the wife for a new one for Christmas though... have to think about that one.

I was looking at the Mocker, but other reviews on the web don't rate em very good.