Wearing a slip under kilts

skirtguy22 · Post by **skirtguy22** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:36 pm

Kilts are usually worn regimentaly, but I have a problem with the wool, so I uaually wore some type of underwear under mine. I was really missing the "freedom" that others talk about. Then, as I was looking through the women's clothing section to find a skirt for home wear, I noticed they had some ladies slips. I checked them out and found a black nylon half slip that seemed to be my size. It was a bit long for wear under my kilts, but I bought it anyhow. Once at home, I had my wife shorten it to about mid thigh and hem it. I didn't need the lace at the bottom anyhow. Now, I wear this under all of my wool kilts and it feel great. Since that first one, I've obtained two more slips and modified them the same way. Oh yes, the wife was with me for that first slip purchase, and it was kind of her idea.

SkirtDude · Post by **SkirtDude** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 1:41 pm

(Hope this isn't a verboten topic because slips are not outerwear)

It is truly amazing how much difference a few ounces of nylon can make in one's enjoyment of an outfit! I usually wear slips in the winter because of the "clingyness" that exists between tights and cotton fabric. If the summers here were not so hot and muggy I would wear them year round.

AMM · Post by **AMM** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 3:06 pm

This has come up here before, I believe. Various people have come up with things.

I've made a couple of "slips" for my kilt(s). For me, one issue is that when I sit in a kilt, the apron lies on top of my lap, so you can see under it if you're sitting, too. So I put some extra fabric in front on the slip, which falls down between my legs when I sit.

They're pretty easy to make. I make two "arcs" of black cotton, with the idea that one seam will go in back and one in front, and add a triangle
onto the bottom half of the front seam. Add some elastic, and voila!

I've never tried nylon; I would worry that the nylon tricot in most ladies' slips would cling to the wool of the kilt. The cotton/poly that I use is stiff and slippery enough to slide. Also, the cotton absorbs the sweat, which I hope means the kilt doesn't have to be cleaned as often.

PatJ · Post by **PatJ** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:07 pm

http://www.jdez.com/men/underkilt/

Try the link above and see if something like this would work as well for you.

PatJ

Website · Post by **crfriend** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:30 am

(Hope this isn't a verboten topic because slips are not outerwear)

In this context, it's absolutely not a "forbidden" topic. This is the realm of "practical advice" that guys that are "uninitiated" to skirt-wearing may need to know about. Slips (or, if you can't bear to call them that, you can always call them "underskirts") serve a practical function, and can be viewed as part of what one of our members has called an "engineered system". From that perspective, they're on-topic.

Just beware of overlaying fetish on them, because that is out of bounds.

Website · Post by **crfriend** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:41 am

I would worry that the nylon tricot in most ladies' slips would cling to the wool of the kilt. The cotton/poly that I use is stiff and slippery enough to slide. Also, the cotton absorbs the sweat, which I hope means the kilt doesn't have to be cleaned as often.

Is there any mass of experimental evidence on whether tricot "picks" on wool? Is any attraction interferential (fabric actively grabbing at fabric, a la "velcro) or electrical (static)? It'd be interesting experiment to run (and give an excuse to fiddle with costume).

As far as cotton vs. nylon for sweat goes, my experience is that cotton is the "get wet, stay wet" fabric. Synthetics work vastly better for me than natural fabrics. (But that may be just me.)

SkirtDude · Post by **SkirtDude** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:29 am

My experience has been that synthetics don't let human-created moisture out as well as cotton. As you noted, however, once cotton gets wet it tends to stay wet.

Many hikers will tell you that cotton is bad news on the trail because one can go into hypothermia if the fabric gets wet. I know the risks and choose to wear cotton while hiking anyway.

Kilted_John · Post by **Kilted_John** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 6:33 am

I normally do wear a slip, or sometimes even a slightly shorter skirt underneath a kilt. Helps keep the kilt cleaner, and sometimes provides a little extra insulation on really cold days...

-J

Ray · Post by **Ray** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:51 am

This is a really useful topic. At some point, I will be buying a kilt suit (pinstriped) and I am already considering having it altered at the build stage to incorporate a polyester/nylon lining due to the comfort factor. As the outfit (kilt, waistcoat, jacket) costs US$1,500

, I think the makers (21st Century Kilts) should be able to accommodate me...

RichardA · Post by **RichardA** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:54 am

I've just bought a new black slip from e-bay £4.95 to go under my denim kilt

Gregg1100 · Post by **Gregg1100** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:32 am

Hi RichardA,
Try Ethel Austin, Bon Marche and George at Asda. Cheaper, no postage or waiting for the post. Try Ethel Austin first.
Greg

matman · Post by **matman** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 7:28 pm

Though I'm not handy with a sewing machine, if I were, I'd

start with a stock undershirt (choose your own color and material)

Cut it off at the arm pits

Add an elastic belt on the fresh cut

et voila! a slip-skirt, already with a bottom hem! and waist to fit.

I wear a slip from WMart.

SkirtDude · Post by **SkirtDude** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:17 pm

This thread reminded me of something. Does anybody else remember the fashion trend circa 1985 in which women's skirts and dresses had white lace sewn under the hem?

Thankfully it didn't stick but I remember a few girls in my middle school wearing such items for a year or two.

cessna152towser · Post by **cessna152towser** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 10:38 pm

Personally I prefer to wear a kilt without any slip or underskirt - the absence of any form of kilt lining makes it feel more free, lets the kilt settle better when sitting (see AMM's comment), and you don't need to worry about showing off the underskirt if you bend over or if it peeks out or hangs below the kilt selvedge. Having said that I do occasionally wear one, particularly in winter or with a very thin polycotton kilt as my wife prefers me to wear one in the interests of additional modesty. I have tried cotton (made from an old tee-shirt sewn onto a jockey waistband), also nylon and polyester converted from ladies' half slips by cutting off the frilly border. I think its really a matter of personal choice and there are no hard and fast rules.

BrotherTailor · Post by **BrotherTailor** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:27 am

SkirtDude wrote:This thread reminded me of something. Does anybody else remember the fashion trend circa 1985 in which women's skirts and dresses had white lace sewn under the hem?

Thankfully it didn't stick but I remember a few girls in my middle school wearing such items for a year or two.

1985

I would have been 11 and just newly moved to the farm with my folks, all excited about cows and horses, rabbits...woodsy stuff, tractors..

Girls didn't exist...

Lace? That's what you put in your boot to tie it up, silly boy!

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