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on 4/28/2008 When I was a boy we were given girls bottle green or navy blue school knickers to wear under our kilts mainlt because boys under wear was always white and the girls knickers came in colours that tended to blend in with the colours of the kilt.
on 8/9/2007 What would be the point of freeing yourself from idiotic bifurcated clothing better suited to a woman or surfboard-rider (pants and shorts) and then putting on underwear? If you are wearing the Kilt, and you've still got your knickers on, (and you're not otherwise in some kind of extremely cold weather condition) perhaps its the knickers that appeal to you, and showing a bit kind of helps you...go. Know what I mean, eh? *nudge *nudge* *nod* *nod* *wink* *wink*
on 5/24/2007 According to British uniform regulations during public parades or at social events where dancing was expected troopers were expected to wear undergarments.
on 8/8/2006 Don't put to much store by people who say you must go without underwear. If you want to wear the kilt and are uncomfortable setting forth with nothing underneath, wear something. As long as you feel comfortable what does it matter what others say. However if you do wear something try to have something that is a dark color or a color that matches the main color of your kilt.
on 8/8/2006 Don't get yourself tied in knots about the proper way to wear a kilt. It is simply another item of clothing.My brother's favorite way to wear his kilt is with his rugby shirt, rugby socks and big work boots.
on 3/29/2006 My understanding of the "going-commando" issue is that only in battle or purely male company would our ancestors have worn a kilt without any undergarment. But in the presence of ladies, a true Scots gentleman would alway wear underwear. It's up to you, but I'm sure your auld aunties at a wedding don't have any desire to see your "tackle" as much as you don't want her too! So, you decide what a true Scotsman would do.
on 1/18/2006 In Scotland kilts are not mainly reserved for weddings, funerals and special events! The kilt is worn as an everyday garment my most kilt wearers and mainly informally.
on 12/16/2005 The top of the kilt should rest on your waist (not your hips and certainly no higher). When you kneel, the bottom of the kilt should lightly touch the ground - if it wrinkles or ruffles, it needs taken up. If it doesn't reach you're wearing a miniskirt!
on 11/22/2005 A kilt should strike just above the knee, any longer and it brushes the back of the knee when you walk.
on 11/22/2005 I just recently purchased my clan tartan this summer upon learning a couple years back of my Scottish lineage, and the guy I purchased it from was kind enough to give me a lot of historical background on the kilt (as well as taught me how to fold it in the wee-kilt fashion). I have yet to buy the much more expensive formal and casual sewed kilts, but let me tell you - this is one invigorating experience, once you get used to it. Even in the summer heat, the air circulation down under cools you right off and keeps you warm all at the same time. And yes - only the brave go sans-shorts, and it's the most comfortable way to go, in my book.
on 11/22/2005 How about not calling it an English kilt because it is not English! Research for the movie "Braveheart" revealed that the small kilt existed before an Englishman took credit for inventing it.
on 11/22/2005 The kilt is most often worn as an everyday garment in Scotland, either casually or informally. 90% of the kilt wearers I know go regimental (and I belong to a kilted community). The kilt looks at it's best when the wearer is comfortable and confident in it. Just make sure you look smart!
on 11/22/2005 Kilts are not exclusively for formal occasions. Many men wear them for other purposes, albeit this isn't exactly common.
on 11/22/2005 And if you're a real Scotsman, you know what they say. That's right - no boxers, boys!
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