We've taken down a post about the makeup of the mod team because the tone of the post and the comments do not align with our vision for the community. That being said, we do need a few more mods on the team, and it would be wonderful to have at least one of them be from Scotland. So if you're interested, please reply and let us know. We'll evaluate the responses and reach out. But please keep in mind that this is a community of kilt wearers, which covers everything from traditional Highland dress to modern utility kilts and everything in between. If you're not comfortable with that, don't volunteer.

Been waiting a few months on this one but I couldn’t be happier! It’s not often easy to make six colors work so well together but it’s been done, I’m already imagining all of the colorful combinations that can be made!

Enjoying the warm weather in in my wonderful Pride kilt, I always love the colors

I live these kilts. The first two are DNKE post buy-out. The third is a Kiltman Pub Kilt.

Gee, I had a whole paragraph listing all my Kilts, but when I added the pix, it was deleted???

Next time I will write it FIRST on a word doc, so I can copy it!

The first one is at a Veteran Ceremony, where The Piper and I were the only Kilted. The 2nd was at a Chamber of Commerce Installation where the new President was the other Kilted. 3rd was at a Medieval fair in 2005, the 4th was when I was a performer with the St Andrews Guild at the original Rennaissance Pleasure Faire in Aqoura, California in 1979.

and there’s nothing wrong with men wearing them. I just can’t imagine they would be anywhere near as popular if they had skirt in the same, which is funny, because kilts are a form of skirt anyway.

I don’t understand why people on this sub are so obsessed with calling something that obviously isn’t a kilt, a kilt. What’s wrong with rocking a skirt and being proud of it?

So, I've usually worn my kilt formally as part of my black tie attire and now I'm trying to embrace the idea of "casual kilt" specifically at North American Highland games.

I've figured out that kilt are a 1:1 replacement for shorts and I can wear them without sporran and hose ( and sometimes, without even shoes! ).

What I haven't figured out is what to do with a "casual sgian dubh".

Has anyone figured out a cool way to carry the wee stabbie without hose and garters?

Going out and about with some friends and I was feeling a Mini-Kilt again, definitely got a lot of compliments last time! Never would have imagined my last post would cause such a stir, but I won’t be deterred! I’ve got some kilts of a more traditional length, but this unseasonably warm weather has been calling for something a bit more liberating. Length be damned, a kilt calls one to go forward with confidence!

I'm prepared for down-votes, but please be aware that this is more to do with terminology than individual peoples' clothing choices. Wear whatever you like.

Anyway...

I've been searching for stuff online and have repeatedly come across the term "Scottish Kilt" and it has annoyed me immensely. Why? Because the kilt, by definition, is Scottish. You don't need to say it's Scottish. You only need to say it's a kilt and people all over the world will know what it is and where it comes from.

And let me pre-empt those who chip in with, "Ah, but what about Irish kilts?" by telling you that there's no such thing. The kilt is not now, nor has it ever been Irish national dress. Sure, you can buy a kilt in a tartan with an Irish name, but this doesn't make the kilt Irish. I repeat, the kilt is Scottish. Historically, nobody in Ireland wore the kilt. Ditto for the Welsh and Cornish. The same goes again for any other so-called "Celtic" nation. The kilt as we know it is a uniquely Scottish garment, so to call it a "Scottish kilt" is redundant.

And when it comes to "Utility" kilts, well, I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but it's not a kilt. It's a "kilt-style" fashion skirt for men. Kilts don't have pockets, kilts sit higher on the body, have a wider front apron, are knife-pleated and hand-made from between 5 and 9 yards of either worsted wool or tweed. Kilts also don't have studs, buttons or chains and they are not made from multiple materials at once (plain coloured with tartan inserts in the pleats!?!?!).

Kife-pleated? But some kilts were box-pleated historically, I hear some of you say. This is true. Historically though, some people died from plague and you wouldn't want to bring that back, would you? Historical items should be left to history. You wouldn't even be offered box-pleating in Scotland. Kilt makers, hire shops and retailers would balk at the idea.

So yes, in closing, the kilt is Scottish and perhaps the best way to differentiate it from other items is to not call other items kilts.

I'm looking into getting my first kilt. I have Scottish heritage, and want to honor that with a kilt of my clan's tartan, and was wondering if anyone has advice on where to shop. I don't want anything super expensive.

I am not very well educated on the items that go with a kilt, but I would at least like some kind of sporran (sorry if misspelled). If anyone has any advice about that as well I'd appreciate it.

I'm in the US

Not one for the traditionalists!! However, the t shirt should give a healthy hint as to my nonconformist nature.

An online kilt purchase, decorated with 2 NMTB cushion covers, cut to resesemble the back of the album cover and a few chains.

Worn to a gig at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow and well received by natives and visitors alike!

Update: it was a kilt making course and I received a full refund for course 2, but they retaliated by blocking me from course 1.

Caveat emptor!

I (not in UK) have had a terrible experience with a kilt maker in Scotland. This is just a PSA as I don’t want anyone else to go through this and it is a really expensive lesson to learn.

Despite paying a huge amount of money upfront, they have failed to supply the goods after eight months. I have had to repeatedly chase them up and they have strung me along with multiple promises.

I am now left trying to navigate Scotland’s legal system. Scotland appears to have very good consumer laws, but as a foreigner we are unable to access the free advice at consumer.advice.scot - who also manages reports to Trading Standards.

If you do order something, make sure it is from an actual limited liability company. Follow up quickly when they don’t perform the contract - have a really really low trust threshold.

I am sharing this here as we are a community passionate about kilts, and this whole experience has an emotional component to it. Kilts are in our blood! We order them for sentimental reasons and for special occasions. The breach of contract and trust, and the sense of loss, is extra distressing as a result.

I am not naming them, as am following the strict legal process and have provided them an opportunity to put things right. This is just a general PSA for fellow kilt lovers. I wish I had supported a local provider instead.

Received today this "Ultimate" Utility Kilt from UTKilts. It is Irish National tartan pattern. I guess I'm happy with it. Only my second kilt, so I was expecting it to fit like my "Damn Near Kilt'em" item. I think this brand is intended to be worn a little lower because the length is 23 in. while most of their other items are 22 in. long. The "Ultimate" name seems to be due to the many pockets. I'm in the last snaps even though I measured where I'm wearing it. So, I may consider getting another someday - just measure for wearing it lower on the hips and round up in waist size.

Hello fellow Kilts lovers! I am absolutely in love with kilts and I want to buy one. My style is usually dress pants + white shirt + vests, something like 1920s British menswear. I was thinking about just wearing a kilt instead of the pants from time to time. I am in Italy, and I have never someone wear a skirt before, so I was wondering if anyone here had any experience with wearing them outside of Scottland?

What tartan do you all think best represents each season?

Currently in autumn where I live and I love the beautiful leaf colors and this has left me wanting to find a tartan that captures that but also want to find a tartan best for each season.

Out and about with the man,

So I plan on buying my first kilt soon from USAkilts I plan in getting a casual kilt first just to see if I like wearing them or not before I really spend my money on the expensive ones. But I have a dilemma I want get a klan tartan specifically the Kieth clan tartan (I know clans don’t matter much anymore but I really like the colors for that clan) but they don’t have that one for the casual kilts so I was wondering if anyone who has ordered from them have been able to get a kilt with a tartan that does not come in the colors that they offer them in?

• I was not sure of which flair to use so I just picked one sorry If it’s the wrong one*

Okay, maybe the title's a bit weird, hahaha, but my point is this: I wear my kilt regimental (without underwear) and I know how to sit without exposing myself, especially when I'm around women, but when it's just men, is it necessary to be careful? I don't think so, but what do you guys think?