Ben ([info]vespid_interest) wrote,
2007-08-28 14:21:00

kilts

Today I saw someone wearing a denim Kilt. "Utilikilt" is a local company and I approve of the idea, but I don't know that I could wear one. You need a certain coolness to pull it off.

But it got me thinking about kilts: why don't women wear them? Would it be cross-dressing? Scottish women must have made them in the past, did they try them on in secret? It takes a certain boldness for a man to wear a kilt, especially if he isn't Scottish. Does it take double-boldness for a woman to wear one?

I want to see a woman in a kilt!

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[info]kcatalyst

August 28 2007, 22:03:57 UTC 4 years ago

Utilikilts were practically ubiquitous in our circle in CA and I can say with assurance that plenty of men without much coolness wore them, though others with lots did as well and were mad hot. Also, I wear Mort's more often than he does.

[info]vespid_interest

August 28 2007, 23:08:41 UTC 4 years ago

Mort definitely has sufficient coolness to wear one. I forgot he had one!

You wear it? I knew I wanted to see a woman in a kilt. Hooray for the world, the tyranny of men-only kilts is over! (I sound like I'm kidding but I'm not.)

[info]keyne

August 30 2007, 01:26:48 UTC 4 years ago

[info]omegabeth owns a Utilikilt too. Should we request a photo of her wearing it for you?

[info]vespid_interest

August 30 2007, 02:22:03 UTC 4 years ago

.gif!

Yes! But not if it will inconvenience her or otherwise strike her as weird. I guess I'm a friend of a friend, but also a stranger of a stranger.

[info]vokzal

August 28 2007, 22:29:17 UTC 4 years ago

Well, unless you want a utilikilt, you need a proper tartan. I'd go for the U of C's, but I'm sure that's more expensive than a Utilikilt.

[info]vespid_interest

August 28 2007, 23:09:44 UTC 4 years ago

I wouldn't go for a tartan kilt, I don't care for that pattern. I would never wear that pattern on pants for instance. I'd have to go denim or leather.

Anonymous

August 29 2007, 12:47:27 UTC 4 years ago

One of Matt's (male) coworkers wears skirts. He prefers a-line, ankle-length styles. Apparently he even bicycles in them!

[info]vespid_interest

August 30 2007, 02:26:58 UTC 4 years ago

Well, good for Matt's work for allowing that. I expect this is something different but would like to know why he does this. Is it a personal statement or a societal one, or is it not a statement at all? I think it is a bit odd for anyone to bicycle in a dress.

Next I want to see someone tell a woman in a kilt "nice skirt," only to have her give a derisive look and say "it's not a skirt, it's a kilt."

[info]harimad

September 4 2007, 13:50:36 UTC 4 years ago

I'm surprised you've never seen a woman wear a kilt. They come and go as a fashion. They were popular in the late 70's.

Traditionally, Scots men wore kilts, Scots women wore skirts. IIRC they could be made from the same fabric but - as is usually the case for men in skirts - the men's skirk was loose and ended above the knee while the woman's skirt was to her calves or longer.
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