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2 very obvious guys in dresses in Aberdeen city centre on Sunday afternoon.
Steve.

Ray wrote: ↑Sun Mar 01, 2026 10:57 pmNot proper ones

Thin ice Ray, very thin ice!

Steve.

Kay wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2026 3:37 am I'd just call every skirt I wear a kilt, or a "modern kilt". Then we would be debating over the schematics of a kilt and not my choice of dressing.

Perfect answer Kay, but not in Scotland!
That could lead to all manner of disagreement.
Steve.

Visually a kilt with the comfort of a skirt I tried an experiment and purchased a 5 yd cheapie tartan patterned one and I have to say it is a lot easier to live with than an 8yd but still looks ok enough and avoids some of the double takes when wearing a normal skirt What we are really saying here ...

That's a work a day outfit for the office, not a glad rags look for a glittery event. Ah but if I'm invisible in a tux, I won't be ignored with a skirt on and the odd socks, how avant-garde. Not the worst look but the same or very similar, achievable at a fraction of the cost. I guess he got column ...

The video is from an American company selling a new tarten that they will make into a kilt for you. Their YouTube channel has plenty of Scottish content, since they are showing what they are selling has Scottish roots and therefore is authentic and therefore you should buy it....... A perfectly aut...

Susie wrote: ↑Thu Feb 26, 2026 8:18 pm Maybe save it for when you get invited to a Debutante Ball at the Palace

.....and do no ask for a latte while you are wearing it, Tetley only!
Steve.

My objection is/was to your statement that the only difference being the side that the apron fastens being opposite. In an 'off the shelf' or 'bespoke' kilt tailored to a male vs female figure, there are differences in how the pleats and garment as a whole is shaped. Look at the title of thread &qu...

I suppose the curiosity over whether or not we're perceived as being transgender is just something that comes with the territory. Absolutely Jeff, and most times we won't even be aware that it's happening. I have really learnt ration out my concerns over others views of me. That privilege is only a...

it’s concerning her about my mental health. She asked me if I’m wanting to look different then why don’t I wear a kilt because a kilt would be publicly accepted because it’s a Scotsman’s national dress and it isn’t a skirt. Oh how I would dearly love to have a discussion with her. There is a huge a...

In Scotland, we can use the word "loonies" meaning boys, "breeks" pronounced "bricks" for trousers.
Of course we say "neeps" for turnips which may also be a boy who acts like a loony.
Hurts my brain thinking about it.
Steve.

The "kilt" is a skirt for men by it's very nature. This statement is incorrect. The kilt is a skirt whether it is made for a male or female body. At base level that statement is perfectly correct but can also cause much controversy as you have amply demonstrated in your assertion. The con...

When I was in hospital yesterday, a nurse asked where my trousers were.
On being informed that I don't wear such things, she was clearly taken aback.
Great fun, amused not offended.
Steve.

For a woman who has lived directly with a MIS for years, it may also speak to other fears and insecurities for surely she knows the difference. That is precisely why she is soon to be my ex-wife. NB, she is perfectly aware of the difference, but, "there are none so blind as those who will not ...

Why do we make it so difficult That question is further complicated in that it emanates from Scotland. I wear a kilted pleat skirt regularly and it never gets much comment. Even this, a blast from the past, which bears even less similarity to any "normal" kilt, is almost invisible. Fact i...