Rocky and Eric visually demonstrate a good part of the range of attire. In some sense the kilt just replaces the pants. That said it might be worth taking it up 1/2 notch. As an example, normally you'd wear a t-shirt to xxx. With the kilt wear a polo shirt. Is it cold outside? Wear kilt hose. If not wear whatever you'd normally wear to xxx. [It's late Fall. It's cool to cold outside. I'd suggest, strongly, NOT wearing a plaid flannel shirt with your kilt!! 🙂 ] The compliments I get when I'm kilted and just a touch up scale are really nice. The nattily dress guy who goes out of his way to positively comment on my tweeds with kilt at lunch improved that day. David
I’m older and don’t care much about what others think of me. I do care about the kilt, so if I’m going to do something that might damage or stain my kilt, I’ll wear jeans. I don’t try to be a peacock, but just be yourself and it’ll be fine. Slàinte mhath!
I've worn a kilt 4 or 5 times now at Celtic festivals and events (St. Patrick's Day, Highland Games, Burns Supper, etc.) and I'm not really interested in being a daily kilt wearer. I do plan to attend more Celtic events, and I'll be kilted at them. As for _confidence_ wearing a kilt, I am a Bavarian performer (dancer, musician) and have been wearing Lederhosen for decades. So I guess I'm pretty used to "wearing unusual clothing". It didn't bother me in the least wearing a kilt for the first time, except perhaps because I wasn't sure if I was wearing it correctly (right length, right "accessories" given the formality of the event, etc.). In other words, I had/have no problem with _confidence_ in wearing a kilt, I just have some concern that I do it correctly to appropriately honor the culture and traditions. And these videos by the team at USA Kilts help with that knowledge!
Rocky and Eric visually demonstrate a good part of the range of attire. In some sense the kilt just replaces the pants. That said it might be worth taking it up 1/2 notch. As an example, normally you'd wear a t-shirt to xxx. With the kilt wear a polo shirt. Is it cold outside? Wear kilt hose. If not wear whatever you'd normally wear to xxx. [It's late Fall. It's cool to cold outside. I'd suggest, strongly, NOT wearing a plaid flannel shirt with your kilt!! 🙂 ] The compliments I get when I'm kilted and just a touch up scale are really nice. The nattily dress guy who goes out of his way to positively comment on my tweeds with kilt at lunch improved that day.
David
Thank you David!
I’m older and don’t care much about what others think of me. I do care about the kilt, so if I’m going to do something that might damage or stain my kilt, I’ll wear jeans. I don’t try to be a peacock, but just be yourself and it’ll be fine. Slàinte mhath!
I've worn a kilt 4 or 5 times now at Celtic festivals and events (St. Patrick's Day, Highland Games, Burns Supper, etc.) and I'm not really interested in being a daily kilt wearer. I do plan to attend more Celtic events, and I'll be kilted at them. As for _confidence_ wearing a kilt, I am a Bavarian performer (dancer, musician) and have been wearing Lederhosen for decades. So I guess I'm pretty used to "wearing unusual clothing". It didn't bother me in the least wearing a kilt for the first time, except perhaps because I wasn't sure if I was wearing it correctly (right length, right "accessories" given the formality of the event, etc.). In other words, I had/have no problem with _confidence_ in wearing a kilt, I just have some concern that I do it correctly to appropriately honor the culture and traditions. And these videos by the team at USA Kilts help with that knowledge!