Sightings "in the wild"

[skirtingtoday]

No problem - as you say perhaps another time!

Have fun with the kilt! Or skirt...

[skirtyscot]

I'm off to Scotland in a few weeks time and was wondering if I wore a kilt it would look unusual. Judging by your observations johnb, it will be. You didn't say if you were wearing one though. Would that bump the score up to four ?

Yes, even in Scotland's capital, a kilt is unusual - but very welcome! I live and work in Edinburgh so I do see kilts occasionally

You don't see many kilts on the streets of Scottish cities, but they are still unremarkable. Certainly no local would bat an eyelid. Tourists might, but of course they'd be pleased to see the kilt - it's something they hope to see here.

I bet the old guy who used to busk next to the art gallery in Princes St, playing the pipes while wearing his kilt and his St Andrew's cross shirt, made a fortune! Haven't seen him for ages though. Maybe he has retired to somewhere warmer!

[Charlie]

I'm off to Scotland in a few weeks time and was wondering if I wore a kilt it would look unusual. Judging by your observations johnb, it will be. You didn't say if you were wearing one though. Would that bump the score up to four ?

Two years ago wife and I went to Scotland by train from Bristol: Edinburgh (to see the tattoo), Aberdeen, Orkney, Thurso and Inverness, then back to Bristol.
Kilted all the way (denim and black corduroy Unionkilts). Several positive comments, including a good conversation about kilt and skirts in general on the Aberdeen to Orkney ferry. Only one negative comment from a drunk in Inverness.
There were a few "He's wearing a kilt!" comments - one such from a band of pipers who were wearing ... kilts
Go for it!

Charlie

[Grok]

While attending a science fiction convention I noticed a man wearing a skirt. It was a plain, simple thing, dark blue, and apparently of denim. I only got a glimpse, I don't know any details about the garment. (Also, a number of men were wearing Utilikilets, and at least one gentleman was wearing a tartan kilt).

[Miket]

Two days running I have walked from the car-park to my office in Salisbury, Wiltshire, via a different route from normal, and on each occasion I have encountered a man painting the windows of a very nice period house which fronted on to the street. He was wearing what I took to be a very smart black stewart tartan kilt, with a sporran doubling as a brush holder. I don't think I would be brave enough to wear a basically black kilt when using white paint! It was a real breath of fresh air to see him working like that. The first day I acknowledged him, exchanging nods in the way we British do, but today, since we each recognised the other from the first day, We exchanged "Good Morning"'s and I went over and complimented him on his choice of dress. He smiled, saying that it seemed to brighten up everyone's day. I didn't mention the forum, so I don't know if he is a member. May be I'll ask him tomorrow morning!

[BBB]

Saw an older gent on Plymouth Railway station foyer in a black skirt with a fine net black overskirt on 18 April.

[trainspotter48]

I was at a motorway service area in SW England today and saw a guy come out wearing a blue skirt with some markings. It looked quite short (18-20ins.) on a guy 6ft tall. It could have been a Midas, or from the other side of the aisle.

[skirtingtoday]

I was out last Sunday night and saw group of 10 or so girls on a "hen" night - but I think that two of the "hens" were more likely to be "cocks". Big hair, big boobs, heels, full makeup, one had a leopard print mini-dress and the other a knee length black skirt and white blouse, one had mesh tights and the other fleshtone opaque tights - the Works!

People looked and they seemed to enjoy the attention and no-one was fazed at the bar when they came in for a drink.

They must have been very good friends of the bride is all I can say...

Also saw separately, same night, a guy in a brown, mustard and green plaid kilt. He was also wearing an outfit, which a 19th Century veteran from the Boar War, complete with desert coloured pith helmet, would have worn.

Just an ordinary Sunday night out in Edinburgh...

[skirtyscot]

Sorry to get picky, ST, but guys in drag for a laugh don't count. Unusual to see one at this time of year though. Hallowe'en, they're ten a penny; Xmas, one or two, but April? Maybe they were just very butch women!

[skirtingtoday]

Sorry to get picky, ST, but guys in drag for a laugh don't count. Unusual to see one at this time of year though. Hallowe'en, they're ten a penny; Xmas, one or two, but April? Maybe they were just very butch women!

Fair point on the "guys in drag". Normally I would not mention them but I have never actually heard of blokes going out on a hen night... and not the spouses corresponding stag do. As I said before, they must know the future bride very, very well and preferred going out with her on her party night...

And NO, they weren't "just very butch women!"

[pleated]

This evening about 7.30pm I saw a man in his twenties wearing a skirted garment in a side street off O'Connell Street, Dublin. His garment was longer than a standard kilt and was dark blue. He was with a second man who was wearing trousers and who was talking in what sounded like Spanish (I'm guessing about the language). I think they may have been tourists.

[johnb]

I've been away so I haven't had time to post this before, however a couple of weeks ago I saw a man on the station at Reading in an ankle length brown skirt. At first I though he was a monk (and I suppose he could have been), however both the zip fronted jacket he wore, and the fact that the skirt material appeared to be fairly light made me think otherwise.

John

[Spike Shinobu]

Me and some friends shot a music video and I wore a skirt for the video. We were outside and I did recieve a few odd looks. It was a black, ankle length skirt. So i guess a few other people got a 'sighting in the wild'.

[ethelthefrog]

I've been away so I haven't had time to post this before, however a couple of weeks ago I saw a man on the station at Reading in an ankle length brown skirt. At first I though he was a monk (and I suppose he could have been), however both the zip fronted jacket he wore, and the fact that the skirt material appeared to be fairly light made me think otherwise.

John

I initially thought that was me, but I wasn't skirted in Reading station until the 24th...

Paul

[kilts4u2]

I live in the Atlanta area and have worn REAL skirts with some form of boots usually in the winter. .or clogs in the summer . .for the past 30 years. As a male. Not a gay male or a drag queen. I'm 6'4" and muscular. I've been doing this so long that it's not even a second thought. And, for the record, I wear kilts year round. Kilts. .not Utilikilts. . although I'm all in favor of UKs. Of course my size has helped fuel my libido. Given me courage. But afterwards, I found it no longer necessary. I've loaded my truck at the Home Depot in a skirt.

Wearing a skirt isn't illegal. Nor immoral. Nor even a topic of discussion anymore. With the doors to our society constantly swinging wider . . .this is the least of the topics for conversation. Sure, it's a bit unusual. But the key to my "success" has been to wear skirts that don't call attention to me, hard to do with my height. I favor denim skirts. . .just below the knee with flat heeled knee length boots and shirts. That's it. In the summer months, I 'll go with shorter denim skirts and clogs or sandals. Again, nothing of "adornment" otherwise. In colder months, I will wear tights or stockings. Knee socks. I don't have body art, tattoos, jewelry or any other items of accessory. Just a simple skirt and boots.

I've worn skirts all over America. Then in Australia in 2003. Then again, last year, in China. It was the most interesting of all my skirt wearing forays. Taking a cab with my gf, walking the streets, shopping, and going to the museum in Shanghai was THE highlight of my skirt life. I must admit that I was apprehensive at first. . but I did it anyway. It was no big deal. Imagine this, wearing a skirt in Red China 25 years ago. The world just doesn't care that much. I highly encourage all of you who want to wear skirts (and kilts) as MEN to just. . do . .it. It's easy. When I learn how, I'll post some pics of me in China.