I’m not a minister but I am a Lector, and a Cantor and Music/song leader in somewhat conservative parish of 400 familys in the foothills about 40 miles north of Portland Or. I am also a full time kilt wearer. I started wearing a kilt about 15 years ago. There were a couple of raised eyebrows and questions the first couple of weeks but in all honesty I questioned myself far more than any of the parishioners did. I think that may be the real key to wearing the kilt, being both self aware and sensitive to the people you serve. I always make a point of dressing neatly and wearing the seasonal liturgical colors. If I had been belligerent and unaware of my parish I don’t think they would have accepted the kilt but as it is there is hardly a weekend that passes when someone doesn’t make some positive comment or ask for a picture with me.
I'm an Episcopal priest and I have started wearing a kilt at church on Sundays. The congregation seems to accepts my kilt wearing. I also am a spiritual director for the youth in our diocese and at all of our retreats, I make a point of wearing different kilts and have fun sharing with the youth my story of wearing kilts.
I'm a pastor with Scottish heritage, but only started wearing a kilt a year ago. This Christmas Eve we are doing a Cletic themed service, so I'm inviting everyone to dress for the theme. Since it's an evening service and not the primary Sunday morning service, I think we'll have a great response.
I am in the tech industry that designs servers and data storage systems. When I started wearing kilts full time back in 2020. I did get some ribbing about it. But now it is just another day in the office. Occasionally somebody will make a funny remark about me wearing a kilt. My standard comeback is "I know kilt envy when I hear it."
I work in a call center and before Covid when I was in the office I asked permission to wear a kilt. This was after wearing it one day for Halloween (apparently people all over the building talked about it). My manager came back with two conditions. 1) I wasn’t allowed to be regimental. That’s ok because I tend not to be by my own choice. And 2) I had to own it aka it was not a costume or a joke. I did it a few times and was fun and comfortable. Just never gonna do a great kilt at work. Too sweaty.
I am clergy within the Presbyterian Church and I remember a pastor at one church who was from Scotland who wore a kilt often. He did wear it in the pulpit and when conducting services but the platform where he ministered from was set back enough that no one was going to see underneath his kilt. Subdued and dignified is a good statement about wearing one while conducting services.
I work for the public safety department (i.e. security) at a small liberal arts university. I can't wear a kilt in uniform but if I'm working a shift in dispatch I'll kilt up. All my coworkers like the kilts and I have not heard anything negative from students or other staff.
I am a retired priest of the Episcopal Church. My congregations usually appreciated my kilt wearing, which I usually did for festive occasions. Because we use vestments the kilt was underneath cassock, alb or whatever I was wearing during services, and only out in front at "fellowship" times. Because I was piper they especially appreciated it when I played at Pentecost and other festivals. I used my clan tartan rather than "clergy" so being part of my heritage may have made it easier for some to accept. If you own it as part of who you are it will be part of who your people are going to love if you love them.
Not necessarily my profession, but I am an actor in a community theater (shout out Fort Smith Little Theater) and it has become a tradition to wear my kilt with Prince Charlie jacket/vest on opening night if I’m out front greeting our patrons. The response has been very positive. Lots of comments and requests for photos with them.
Im Methodist pastor, and before I became a pastor I had a different job, in a different life. Wearing my kilt to church was a no-brainer. From a practical and realistic approach, I would never consider wearing my kilt to bible study nor wouldIto a home visit. If i wear my kilt to sunday service, for me it makes little difference since I wear roab and stole/ sash. Also, if you wear the collar, there are different colors pastors should think about regarding different times of the Liturgical calendar.
I am a school bus driver in north east Kansas. I do wear my kilt on occasion to work. Nobody has had an issue with it yet. Saving up so I can wear more and more often.
There was a teacher at my high school & a professor at the college I worked at (two different folks) who both kilted for finals week, testing days, & test days. If you were observant & on the lookout, you'd know if either was giving an exam that day. The high school teacher would even kilt up when he planned to give a pop quiz... kind of as a warning.. but he left it to students to finally connect the pattern & elder classmen never spilled the beans. Neither school cared. Lot's of folks developed interesting testing superstitions. Mismatched socks were a big one. A lucky hoodie was another. There was a student 2 grades above me in high school who rocked a kilt every Friday... and even after he graduated, he'd come to the green across from the school on Fridays & play his bagpipes after school. The doc martens with leather jacket & band tee was an iconic look back in 2002. It was a traditional kilt too. His clan tartan I believe.
I am a rabbi. My congregation is dead set opposed to me wearing a kilt. LOL. But I have worn out too more casual events, like you said, and no one said anything.
As there is documentation of Jewish presence in Scotland for many centuries (as well as tartans designed by/for the faith), good on you for finding ways to enjoy wearing your kilt
Aw, why is that? Do they think there's something about the kilt that is an antithesis to the Jewish identity somehow? Because I can't think of anything.
So not only is there a clergy tartan, there is a tartan for those who are Jewish, want to honor that faith, or want to honor Christian beginnings. It is a tartan that can only be found one place, a quick G-search will take you there. I would dig so it if I ever saw a Rabbi in a kilt! Then again, if I ever saw my priest in a kilt, well, I'd have that same reaction!
As an Anglican Priest, we have our roots in Scotland, so wearing a kilt doesn't seem unusual. We normally save it for special occasions i.e. St Andrew's Day and church holidays though. Kilts are very much appreciated, maybe that's just us. Also, when we're serving, we're in robes over the kilt, so no worries there.
+USAKiltsOfficial *Thanks for the attorney perspective.* Were I attending a Church conferernce in Scotland (GBR) as a Delegate for the OMS (viz., Oriental Missionary Society) Holiness Church of North America, I'd order a Five-Yard, 29"Wx33"Hx23"L, in Clark Ancient, and matching bias-cut Tartan Vest with lapels and Tartan back, 38"C Short, cut for a kilt; Piper Hose, Medium, in Navy; matching woolen Windsor and garter ties in Ancient Blue; a Pebble Grain Kilt Belt, Small, with large and small pouches and bottle holster; an American Eagle buckle; a Rob Roy Day _Sporran_ and matching strap 25"-35"; and a Stag Horn kilt pin. Already have a MARLOW♕WHITEⓇ Class A long-sleeve in my wardrobe; one pair BAVARIA TRACHTENⓇ (Miami, FL, USA) Haferlnᵀᴹ, Dunkelbrun, 9½-D, is on the shortlist.
i currently work at Wal-mart and I was the first person in my store to start wearing a kilt daily then my friend (who no longer works there) started wearing his too. i asked what are the requirements that my kilts would have to meet to fit dress code. they said "mono colored, it can be black, tan, blue." I like the looks of black kilts and i don't know my family plaid so it's easier that way. My problem is that they have changed the dress code as of the beginning of this this week, and i don't know if they have taken the option of wearing kilts away or if they have even thought of it or if they even know that it is a thing. i no longer like pants unless it's the winter months, the road salt discolors the fabric. I started wearing mine because years ago i looked the dress code up and it didn't say anything for or against kilts so i took it as a loophole and ran with it. i love the confidence boost they give me and the fact that i get more complements than insults while wearing them. and people ask "where's your kilt?" when i don't wear them. One of my coworkers jokingly calls me "you kilt wearing maniac." and jokes that if I was in charge I "force everyone to wear kilts." he likes to joke but doesn't mean anything by it.
When I worked at Walmart, the dress code didn't allow loose clothing if you were going to be working with or around machinery. But there's a guy at my local store who works mostly in the back and is allowed to wear his kilt, so I guess they must've changed that rule. Tell you what, though, those vests that are part of the dress code now do not do any favors for the kilt. You have to wear them, but because of the fabric they're made of and the particular shade of blue they use, they look really sloppy over a kilt. Or any other outfit meant to look even the slightest bit the business side of casual. They were made for wearing with jeans and an untucked t-shirt, and it shows. Good grief, does it show.
I’m not a minister but I am a Lector, and a Cantor and Music/song leader in somewhat conservative parish of 400 familys in the foothills about 40 miles north of Portland Or. I am also a full time kilt wearer. I started wearing a kilt about 15 years ago. There were a couple of raised eyebrows and questions the first couple of weeks but in all honesty I questioned myself far more than any of the parishioners did. I think that may be the real key to wearing the kilt, being both self aware and sensitive to the people you serve. I always make a point of dressing neatly and wearing the seasonal liturgical colors. If I had been belligerent and unaware of my parish I don’t think they would have accepted the kilt but as it is there is hardly a weekend that passes when someone doesn’t make some positive comment or ask for a picture with me.
I'm an Episcopal priest and I have started wearing a kilt at church on Sundays. The congregation seems to accepts my kilt wearing. I also am a spiritual director for the youth in our diocese and at all of our retreats, I make a point of wearing different kilts and have fun sharing with the youth my story of wearing kilts.
I have Clarke ancestors but my last name is also Priest so this was my first kilt and I love the colors.
I'm a pastor with Scottish heritage, but only started wearing a kilt a year ago. This Christmas Eve we are doing a Cletic themed service, so I'm inviting everyone to dress for the theme. Since it's an evening service and not the primary Sunday morning service, I think we'll have a great response.
I am in the tech industry that designs servers and data storage systems.
When I started wearing kilts full time back in 2020. I did get some ribbing about it. But now it is just another day in the office.
Occasionally somebody will make a funny remark about me wearing a kilt. My standard comeback is "I know kilt envy when I hear it."
I work in a call center and before Covid when I was in the office I asked permission to wear a kilt. This was after wearing it one day for Halloween (apparently people all over the building talked about it). My manager came back with two conditions. 1) I wasn’t allowed to be regimental. That’s ok because I tend not to be by my own choice. And 2) I had to own it aka it was not a costume or a joke. I did it a few times and was fun and comfortable. Just never gonna do a great kilt at work. Too sweaty.
I am clergy within the Presbyterian Church and I remember a pastor at one church who was from Scotland who wore a kilt often. He did wear it in the pulpit and when conducting services but the platform where he ministered from was set back enough that no one was going to see underneath his kilt. Subdued and dignified is a good statement about wearing one while conducting services.
Believe it or not, there is a Bible verse about how to wear the kilt (or any skirt) when ministering from a raised platform.
I work for the public safety department (i.e. security) at a small liberal arts university. I can't wear a kilt in uniform but if I'm working a shift in dispatch I'll kilt up. All my coworkers like the kilts and I have not heard anything negative from students or other staff.
I am a retired priest of the Episcopal Church. My congregations usually appreciated my kilt wearing, which I usually did for festive occasions. Because we use vestments the kilt was underneath cassock, alb or whatever I was wearing during services, and only out in front at "fellowship" times. Because I was piper they especially appreciated it when I played at Pentecost and other festivals. I used my clan tartan rather than "clergy" so being part of my heritage may have made it easier for some to accept. If you own it as part of who you are it will be part of who your people are going to love if you love them.
Not necessarily my profession, but I am an actor in a community theater (shout out Fort Smith Little Theater) and it has become a tradition to wear my kilt with Prince Charlie jacket/vest on opening night if I’m out front greeting our patrons. The response has been very positive. Lots of comments and requests for photos with them.
Im Methodist pastor, and before I became a pastor I had a different job, in a different life. Wearing my kilt to church was a no-brainer. From a practical and realistic approach, I would never consider wearing my kilt to bible study nor wouldIto a home visit. If i wear my kilt to sunday service, for me it makes little difference since I wear roab and stole/ sash. Also, if you wear the collar, there are different colors pastors should think about regarding different times of the Liturgical calendar.
I am a school bus driver in north east Kansas. I do wear my kilt on occasion to work. Nobody has had an issue with it yet. Saving up so I can wear more and more often.
There was a teacher at my high school & a professor at the college I worked at (two different folks) who both kilted for finals week, testing days, & test days. If you were observant & on the lookout, you'd know if either was giving an exam that day. The high school teacher would even kilt up when he planned to give a pop quiz... kind of as a warning.. but he left it to students to finally connect the pattern & elder classmen never spilled the beans. Neither school cared. Lot's of folks developed interesting testing superstitions. Mismatched socks were a big one. A lucky hoodie was another. There was a student 2 grades above me in high school who rocked a kilt every Friday... and even after he graduated, he'd come to the green across from the school on Fridays & play his bagpipes after school. The doc martens with leather jacket & band tee was an iconic look back in 2002. It was a traditional kilt too. His clan tartan I believe.
I am a rabbi. My congregation is dead set opposed to me wearing a kilt. LOL. But I have worn out too more casual events, like you said, and no one said anything.
As there is documentation of Jewish presence in Scotland for many centuries (as well as tartans designed by/for the faith), good on you for finding ways to enjoy wearing your kilt
Aw, why is that? Do they think there's something about the kilt that is an antithesis to the Jewish identity somehow? Because I can't think of anything.
7:15 - You don't want the kilt to become an idol. Or a stumbling block for those of us who find kilts to be very sexy. 😉
So not only is there a clergy tartan, there is a tartan for those who are Jewish, want to honor that faith, or want to honor Christian beginnings. It is a tartan that can only be found one place, a quick G-search will take you there. I would dig so it if I ever saw a Rabbi in a kilt! Then again, if I ever saw my priest in a kilt, well, I'd have that same reaction!
My Gramother was a Clark so i was looking in to getting this tartan
As an Anglican Priest, we have our roots in Scotland, so wearing a kilt doesn't seem unusual. We normally save it for special occasions i.e. St Andrew's Day and church holidays though. Kilts are very much appreciated, maybe that's just us. Also, when we're serving, we're in robes over the kilt, so no worries there.
+USAKiltsOfficial *Thanks for the attorney perspective.* Were I attending a Church conferernce in Scotland (GBR) as a Delegate for the OMS (viz., Oriental Missionary Society) Holiness Church of North America, I'd order a Five-Yard, 29"Wx33"Hx23"L, in Clark Ancient, and matching bias-cut Tartan Vest with lapels and Tartan back, 38"C Short, cut for a kilt; Piper Hose, Medium, in Navy; matching woolen Windsor and garter ties in Ancient Blue; a Pebble Grain Kilt Belt, Small, with large and small pouches and bottle holster; an American Eagle buckle; a Rob Roy Day _Sporran_ and matching strap 25"-35"; and a Stag Horn kilt pin.
Already have a MARLOW♕WHITEⓇ Class A long-sleeve in my wardrobe; one pair BAVARIA TRACHTENⓇ (Miami, FL, USA) Haferlnᵀᴹ, Dunkelbrun, 9½-D, is on the shortlist.
i currently work at Wal-mart and I was the first person in my store to start wearing a kilt daily then my friend (who no longer works there) started wearing his too. i asked what are the requirements that my kilts would have to meet to fit dress code. they said "mono colored, it can be black, tan, blue." I like the looks of black kilts and i don't know my family plaid so it's easier that way.
My problem is that they have changed the dress code as of the beginning of this this week, and i don't know if they have taken the option of wearing kilts away or if they have even thought of it or if they even know that it is a thing. i no longer like pants unless it's the winter months, the road salt discolors the fabric.
I started wearing mine because years ago i looked the dress code up and it didn't say anything for or against kilts so i took it as a loophole and ran with it. i love the confidence boost they give me and the fact that i get more complements than insults while wearing them. and people ask "where's your kilt?" when i don't wear them. One of my coworkers jokingly calls me "you kilt wearing maniac." and jokes that if I was in charge I "force everyone to wear kilts." he likes to joke but doesn't mean anything by it.
When I worked at Walmart, the dress code didn't allow loose clothing if you were going to be working with or around machinery. But there's a guy at my local store who works mostly in the back and is allowed to wear his kilt, so I guess they must've changed that rule.
Tell you what, though, those vests that are part of the dress code now do not do any favors for the kilt. You have to wear them, but because of the fabric they're made of and the particular shade of blue they use, they look really sloppy over a kilt. Or any other outfit meant to look even the slightest bit the business side of casual. They were made for wearing with jeans and an untucked t-shirt, and it shows. Good grief, does it show.
This is my clan/tartan and yep all true
I could be wrong but I think the clerical tartan has a black 'stripe' in it to distinguish it from Clark/Clarke. (My mother was a Clarke)
I saw somthing the other day i want to know how you guys feel about it what saw was a half kilt is hard to explain but look it up what do you think