Skirt Cafe is an on-line community dedicated to exploring, promoting and advocating skirts and kilts as a fashion choice for men, formerly known as men in skirts. We do this in the context of men's fashion freedom --- an expansion of choices beyond those commonly available for men to include kilts, skirts and other garments. We recognize a diversity of styles our members feel comfortable wearing, and do not exclude any potential choices. Continuing dialog on gender is encouraged in the context of fashion freedom for men. See here for more details.
Woohoo! Acceptance by the Mrs, even if it is only for a trip to the local Costco, is a great event! The first of many skirted outings with her, I hope.
You are indeed luckier than many men here, as am I. Last week Hazel and I went to an archaeological dig together, inter alia, with me in a skirt. What's more, we had her father with us. Not a peep of complaint.
It happens that the wife and I spent three days in and around Edinburgh this spring, enjoyed the time thoroughly. First time for us both in your lovely country, we hope to return for a longer and wider-ranging visit soon.
Didn't buy a kilt, it would be false advertising, as all my ancestry (and wife's) lies in the land of sauerkraut and beer (and more beer).
Hi Ken. You shouldn’t let lack of Scottish ancestry put you off wearing the kilt. I’m all English as far as I know, but proudly wear a kilt for Ceilidh and other special occasions. There are now plenty of tartans without family association, as well as plain or patterned varieties of kilt. In a addition, some posted a link to a French kilt maker. (I can’t copy and paste just now as I’m on my phone).
Forget accusations of cultural appropriation and enjoy the kilt for its own sake.
greenboots wrote:Hi Ken. You shouldn’t let lack of Scottish ancestry put you off wearing the kilt. I’m all English as far as I know, but proudly wear a kilt for Ceilidh and other special occasions. There are now plenty of tartans without family association, as well as plain or patterned varieties of kilt. In a addition, some posted a link to a French kilt maker. (I can’t copy and paste just now as I’m on my phone).
Forget accusations of cultural appropriation and enjoy the kilt for its own sake.
Regards
Steven
I will second Stevens comments, I am English through and through. Not even a hint of Scottish (or Irish) blood in my family tree. I wear kilts on a regular basis, I don't go for the traditional kilts but like the utility kilt style. I do, however, repeatedly get asked if I am Scottish when wearing a kilt. I take great delight in their confused expression when i say "no, I just like wearing skirts.." priceless
I own several kilts, and four Kilt Suits as well - there's nothing better than a traditional kilt, anyone can wear whatever tartan they want. I'm not exactly Scottish
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Here's my Tweed Kilt Suit (I was about to put my sporran on)... I do like my Contemporary kilt suits, like Ray does
Hey kilty, you look rather dapper in that kilt suit. The colour suits you very well. You photograph really well and it's a shame that it's taken so long for you to show how good you look. More please.
I believe in offering every assistance short of actual help but then mainly just want to be left to be myself in all my difference and uniqueness.
kilty wrote:I own several kilts, and four Kilt Suits as well - there's nothing better than a traditional kilt, anyone can wear whatever tartan they want. I'm not exactly Scottish
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Here's my Tweed Kilt Suit (I was about to put my sporran on)... I do like my Contemporary kilt suits, like Ray does
I would never be able to wear so much as a kilt in front of my mother. She is 75 and has dementia. Even before this set in she was always one to make fun of people. I recall once I accompanied her with my wife for dinner. I was wearing a floral pair of pants which was not common for men in this area to wear. This would have been around 1999. My mother and ex-wife made fun of me the whole time. My mother would point and laugh as my ex-wife made snide remarks. It was horrible to think that at 30 years of age I was enduring such torture.
Freedomforall wrote:It was horrible to think that at 30 years of age I was enduring such torture.
Dementia is a horribly cruel thing, and in its early phases tends to enhance one's bad points -- mean people get exponentially meaner and the careless get exponentially more careless. I went through this with my grandfather -- whom I eventually had to walk away from, and also with my late ex- who was wobbling badly in the late 2000s.
At least you got clear successfully, and you're fortunate in that. Here's hoping for clear sailing, or at least VFR.
Retrocomputing -- It's not just a job, it's an adventure!
I greatly appreciate that. It is hard to deal with. I still try and go see her. She can't hear and can no longer write anything that is remotely coherent. On a brighter note we will be taking sailing certification lessons soon. We used to have a 19 foot Starwind and loved it. Sailing has always been our dream.
Sinned wrote:Hey kilty, you look rather dapper in that kilt suit. The colour suits you very well. You photograph really well and it's a shame that it's taken so long for you to show how good you look. More please.
kilty wrote:I own several kilts, and four Kilt Suits as well - there's nothing better than a traditional kilt, anyone can wear whatever tartan they want. I'm not exactly Scottish
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Here's my Tweed Kilt Suit (I was about to put my sporran on)... I do like my Contemporary kilt suits, like Ray does
Sinned wrote:Hey kilty, you look rather dapper in that kilt suit. The colour suits you very well. You photograph really well and it's a shame that it's taken so long for you to show how good you look. More please.
+1 and seconded!
-Andrea
The old hillbilly from the coal fields of the Appalachian mountains currently living like there's no tomorrow on the west coast.
Fabulous!, and you say you have four of them. I can only assume they cost you a packet. That brown tweed is most becoming.
From a purely selfish point of view, probably seconded by other members of he Forum here, we would all very much like to see real pics taken without a phone to your face and not in a framed mirror.
The modest outlay on a self-timed camera wouldn't hurt, I'm sure.