Sightings "in the wild"

[Grok]

They would be wearing what they wanted.

[kingfish]

Kewl. I'll have to remember sci-fi conventions as a place to go and not be too far out of place. Did they have kilts and accessories for sale there too?

I didn't see much in the scottish style this year. The vendors had primarily medieval, victorian, steampunk, and vampire/goth styles.

Were they related to any science fiction stories, or did it look like the guys were just wearing what they wanted?

Nope, They were typically paired with a t-shirt of some sort.

My count didn't include anyone who was expressing as transgendered, cosplay, or even this guy:

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I did tone myself down for Saturday, and went traditional kilt style, like this one with my friend Ross:

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[Dwarven1]

Hi. Ross here. Kingfish told me about posting our pic here, so I thought I'd add another pic. Typically, when there is "formal work" (IE; a degree or a visitation by the District Deputy Grand Master) at my Masonic Lodge (Franklin Lodge, Grafton, MA), I will wear my kilt.

The tartan is Hunting Ross; the pin on my left breast is my Past Master's jewel.

[crfriend]

Hi. Ross here. Kingfish told me about posting our pic here, so I thought I'd add another pic.

It's good to see you again, sir. Great look! It's not possible to beat an all-up kilt rig for plain outright grandeur.

[Uncle Al]

I'll second that statement for the Full Kilt outfit

Uncle Al

[Taj]

Great look W*B* Ross. What do you do with the sporan/apron issue in your lodge?
Taj
(also PM)

[kingfish]

Ross, How long have you had the rest of the Prince Charlie rig? And has it been that long since I sat lodge with you?
I'd swear the last time we were sitting lodge together, you were sporting the stock tuxedo.

As for the sporran & apron combination...

About a decade ago, a past D.D. from Bermuda visited a neighboring lodge on the same night as me. It was the first time I wasn't the only one kilted at lodge. I found out from him that the G.L. of Scotland has protocol laid out regarding this. They prohibit leaving the sporran underneath the apron. (It does mess with how it lays when standing.) Since then, I've been imitating what I've seen him and some other past masters from Scotland do. They push the sporran to the side by their hip when they have the lambskin on.

(PM & SW of Mount Hollis AF & AM, Holliston MA)

[Sarongman]

The tartan is Hunting Ross That is the tartan My family is entitled to from the Andrews side, being a branch of the Ross clan.

Kingfish, it sounds like you are about to be "recycled" back into the chair from your current position. I have drawn clearance, after a dispute with another PM, some years ago but may re-affiliate in the Queensland jurisdiction. My thoughts, seeing people here are used to seeing me unbifurcated, are to test the waters kilted. As an aside, the man I installed as my successor is now the District Grand Director of Ceremonies, having been DGIW. I feel I may be too unconventional for GL honours. I do remember a Scottish member of the Armidale lodge gave is a piping in but can't remember what he did regarding his sporran. What I do remember,however, was all the hearing aids being frantically pulled out and switched off as they sqealed with massive feedback.

[kingfish]

Kingfish, it sounds like you are about to be "recycled" back into the chair from your current position. I have drawn clearance, after a dispute with another PM, some years ago but may re-affiliate in the Queensland jurisdiction. My thoughts, seeing people here are used to seeing me unbifurcated, are to test the waters kilted. As an aside, the man I installed as my successor is now the District Grand Director of Ceremonies, having been DGIW. I feel I may be too unconventional for GL honours.

I tell people when they ask me why the kilt, it is because it best matches my sense of self without running into certain stereotype issues, and it matches the level of formality the rest of the officers show.

Every new brother's first night here gets (among other things) the following words: "freemasonry regards no man for his worldly wealth or outward appearance. It is the internal and not the external qualifications that recommend a man to be made a mason." I also checked our Grand lodge bylaws and read the section on dress code. Besides aprons, the only things specified are the officer's jewels. Anyone getting worked up about deviation from the standard "penguin suit" causes me to remind them of what they were taught back then, and a briefing on the applicable rules.

I do remember a Scottish member of the Armidale lodge gave is a piping in but can't remember what he did regarding his sporran. What I do remember,however, was all the hearing aids being frantically pulled out and switched off as they sqealed with massive feedback.

How true that is! My favorite listening distance for pipe happens to measure out at around 50m.

[stevbo1]

that looks good, i will be working on my house this May, and i should get one.

[STEVIE]

Was anybody in Tesco in Dundee on Saturday morning?
I only ask because a colleague of mine spotted you, apparently looking good.
Steve.

[skirtyscot]

Well it wisnae me, I was strutting my skirty stuff in Pitlochry!

[Charlie]

I was in Tesco in Shepton Mallet last Saturday morning - in a kilt of course!

Charlie

[skirtyscot]

Yesterday lunchtime, in Buchanan St in central Glasgow, my first sighting of a skirted man! (If you don't count kilts, Bhuddist monks, fancy dress or arranged skirted meetings, of course!) He was wearing a man's casual black jacket, perfectly ordinary black shoes, and a full-length grey skirt. The skirt was plain but it caught the light just slightly, giving it a silvery sheen. An excellent look, in my unbiased opinion! He was walking fairly briskly, and I was in a bit of a hurry, so I didn't stop to try to speak to him, more's the pity.

[STEVIE]

S.S.
A pity about the lack of communication but that's life.
Imagine this, a world where this would have raised no comment whatsoever?
We may be making it that way in our little corner of the globe.
How cool would that be?
Steve.