It’s A Kilt

[DrFishnets]

As I mentioned on this very forum a while ago I bumped into a female friend whilst shopping in my local Tesco supermarket wearing a kilt. She mentioned that she liked my skirt then quickly corrected herself and said kilt. To be honest I found it a compliment and was flattered she called my kilt a skirt which realistically a kilt is anyway.

[Damon]

When a man wears a skirt which is presumed by other people to be a kilt, he is largely immune from being thought a crossdresser, trans or gay.
I personally feel more comfortable and confident if I believe people assume that I am wearing a kilt. To help this along everything else that I wear is thoroughly masculine and in cooler weather I wear black turnover top socks and sometimes even flashes. I do this especially when I am wearing an actual skirt, such as one by Skirtcraft or an all round pleated tartan skirt bought off Amazon for C$18. Which is one of the most comfortable items of clothing that I own. Very lightweight, though a little prone to lift in the wind. It did this morning, luckily only for a second and in a quiet part of the dog park. That's a very strange sensation and somewhat disquieting even with only my dogs to see it.
People should do what makes them happy. But I am not sure it helps the cause of making skirts acceptable for men if it or its accessories appear too feminine. I think there is then the danger of cementing in people's minds the idea that a man in a skirt is either gay, trans or wearing drag. Therefore concluding that skirts are not for normal men.
I think this sentiment is likely to be held by women whose husbands either do or want to wear skirts. No wife wants her man, her protector and provider to be turning trans or gay. When my late wife was alive, for the nearly fifty years we were together, I frequently wore a kilt and a man's nightshirt. But I would never have risked a skirt or a nightgown.

[Ozdelights]

Anyone has the right to ascert that their kilt is a kilt, but just like a ram or a ewe is a sheep, so a kilt is also a skirt.

Barry

[Midas]

As far as I’m concerned a kilt counts as trousers.

[Myopic Bookworm]

As far as I’m concerned a kilt counts as trousers.

I feel a bit like that too. On holiday in Scotland, a kilt feels a very 'safe' option, even though I haven't seen anyone else wearing one (outside the 'tourist zone' in Edinburgh). Really it's a skirt, but it doesn't challenge gender perception at all. If a timid man wants try a skirted garment, a tartan kilt is ideal: you won't get questions about gender or sexuality, though you may get asked about Celtic heritage (or underwear).

[GerdG]

A kilt is a skirt. I see no other possibilities.
But it is also a very special kind of skirt. I think you can compare it with the car market. A Mercedes-Benz is a very special high-quality car, but nevertheless a car, like so many others, not branded Mercedes-Benz.
Therefore, I don’t feel insulted by people calling my kilts skirts. Most of my skirts are also kilts.

[Bart_Allen55]

If you don’t care what people call it, fine, but they’re not the same thing.

[Bill]

A kilt is a skirt. I see no other possibilities.
Most of my skirts are also kilts.

ALL of my skirts are kilts.

[Dust]

I don't argue with people over this.

If I'm in a utility kilt, and someone says "nice skirt" I say thanks even if they seemed to be trying to start something.

If I'm in a regular skirt and someone calls it a kilt, I don't correct them.

Someone once asked me if the 511 tactical kilt (very few pleats, but male-marketed as a "kilt") I was wearing was a skirt, I replied "yes, it's a kilt." Stopped him dead for a moment, but no issues afterwards. In fact, it broke any tension about it...

I don't wear tartan kilts, and likely never will. The most annoying reactions to my attire are the kilt police, followed by the people who want to have a long talk about Scotland.

[denimini]

I don't argue with people over this.

I think that is wise as I used to correct people which caused unecessary awkwardness. I now say "Yes, that sort of thing).

[FLbreezy]

I don't correct people if they've made the effort to comment to a stranger, unless they're being obnoxious about something: then I just ignore them. Being friendly about it can start some interesting conversations and maybe even encourage someone else to try the MIS experience.