Video On How To Sit In A Kilt

I ran across this video again on how to sit in a kilt. This video was done by a kilt rental company. I may have posted this before but I did not find the post so maybe not. One point not covered is standing up after sitting in a kilt. One would think that standing up would not be a problem but I see this problem over and over again. It comes from not sweeping the pleats correctly when sitting down. If you don't sweep the pleats under you, as shown in the video, the pleats will be bunched up under you. For those with short arms you may need to use both hands to sweep the pleats. Otherwise you will only sweep the the pleats on one side and the other side will be bunched up. You will still need to push that Sporran down in front so once you are all most down bring one hand forward to push down the Sporran. If the pleats are bunched up under you they will remain bunched up when you stand. From the back you will show more upper leg than you should. This looks bad. So, when standing take one hand and swipe across the pleats in the back to make sure they drop down. I see this problem on traditional tartan kilts as well as contemporary kilts like the Utilikilt.

The link above should take you to their video page. About half way down you will find the video "How To Sit In A Kilt".

Kilt On!

Female Version of "A Year In A Kilt"

My last post on November 26th presented a blog about a guy that will wear a kilt everyday for a year starting on his 50th birthday. I ran across a female version of this. Make sure you click on "Want More? See The Entire Wearathon" at the bottom to see the daily pictures. This lady got tired of wearing only jeans all the time. That appears to be the trend these days for men and women. So starting on Jan 1, 2011 she was not going to wear pants at all for a year. She has a photo of what she wore on every day of 2011. The year is almost over so I assume that will be the end of the daily posts. I hope the site remains up even if there are no daily posts.

What I find interesting is this lady appears not to have duplicated anything other than shoes/boots. I did not examine this in any detail but nothing stood out as a duplicate when I did a quick review of the pictures. She must have quite a collection of skirts/dresses or went into a mad shopping binge this year to accomplish this. That is the nice thing about a kilt. One kilt with different shirt and kilt hose and you have a different look any day.

I encourage the "Year in a Kilt" guy to post a daily picture of his kilt for the year. I may have to think about doing that. I wear a kilt about 50% of the time. Most days I have on pants for work then a kilt for the remainder of the day. So I am wearing one almost everyday even if only part of the day. I will think about it.

For today this is what I had on when I left the house. Later I will have to change this out to my old Utilikilt and a beat up shirt. I will be working on etching a printed circuit board and that can be messy.

Union Kilt



Kilt On!

Found another Kilt Blog

Came across "A Year In A Kilt" blog. Rick is going to wear a kilt everyday of his 50th birth year. His blog will detail his adventures of a year in a kilt. I wish him the best and hope he continues with the kilt once the year is up. Check this blog out and follow his adventure.

Comments from a regular kilt wearer in New Orleans

Ran across this video of a guy in New Orleans talking about wearing a kilt as regular attire. The video was made in 2008. I can relate to this video.

Changing subjects, tonight I attended the Dayton Philharmonic playing the music to the movie "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935). The movie was shown on the large screen over the orchestra. I wore my Pennsylvania tartan kilt and nice kilt jacket with vest. I wear yellow kilt hose with this combination. Got a few comments about the yellow socks. The yellow is bright and stands out. I have received a lot of comments about the yellow socks. They are the nicer Lewis kilt hose with the fancy top. These socks cost about $48 so they are not cheap but they look good and are warm.

Enjoy.

New T-shirt

I had a kilt t-shirt made to add to my "smart ass" t-shirt collection. On the back it reads "Kilts Rock Pants are Evil". On the front it just reads "Pants are Evil". Had it on today running some errands. First stop was lunch at a fast food place. Two older ladies sat down at the table next to me. One made whispering comment to her friend about the kilt. I don't think she noticed the t-shirt. Later their husbands joined them. As I left my back was towards them. They noticed the shirt. As I walked away I heard one of the ladies comment on the "Kilts Rock". Apparently she liked it. Next store the cashier was a young lady in her early 20's. She liked the shirt. She told me she was in a punk band when she was 16. Kilts were not uncommon. 

 

 

Dayton Celtic Fest 2011

The Dayton Celtic Fest is this weekend. This is a very nice event especially when you consider this is a FREE event. It is sponsored by the Dayton Metro Parks and paid all by donations. I don't know how many people attended but on Saturday night the place was packed. It runs for three days. I enjoy this event. Very good Celtic bands such as Gaelic Storm, Dulahan, Father, Sons, and Friends, The Elders, etc. Gaelic Storm is by far the most popular. This was the tenth year for the event and Gaelic Storm has performed for all then years. Many of the others have as well as Dulahan and Father, Sons, and Friends. Missing this year was The Rovers out of Maryland. I liked Jennifer Garman the fiddle player.

The weather was hot with a thunderstorm cutting the show short on Friday night. That caused at least two bands to cut short their Friday night performance. This event is all out doors. While the bands are in big tents they stop playing during a storm. The main tent is a permanent structure. The others are temporary. There are three stages setup with bands scheduled for the entire time the event is open.

This is one of the events in the area where guys bring the kilts out of hiding. I don't know where those kilts are the rest of the year. Hidden deep in the back of the closet I suspect. There was a Variety of kilts this year. Many are contemporary kilts with the Utilikilt being very popular. You also have tartan kilts. I saw one Great Kilt. One pet peeve of mine are the guys that wear the kilt over shorts where the shorts are as long or longer than the kilt. Ok guys, if you are that afraid of the "skirt" thing leave the kilt at home. I guess they think, well, if some pants are showing under the kilt than I am not wearing a skirt. One young man I saw I will give a pass to..... this time. He just got his first kilt at one of the vendor booths. He just put it on over his shorts. Ok, that works for this situation but the next time you wear it leave the shorts at home (or at least cut them off so they can not be seen).

I have a bunch of pictures to look over. I will post a few as time allows. I am going back again today.

At the Classic Car Cruise In

Comments and reactions of others is what makes kilts so much fun. Last night there was a classic car cruise in at a shopping center in town. I went down to looks at the cars. A guy I work with had his 66 T-bird in the show. I was in my kilt and the only one wearing one. Both of us were walking around looking at the other cars. My friend noticed that customers sitting along a window in a restaurant were all looking in the same direction. Some were pointing at something. My friend was looking around to see what got their attention. It was ME. I guess they were all surprised to see a kilt out there. My friend walked behind me to gage the reactions of others. Nothing negative was noted. More of a surprised look and comments about a guy in a kilt looking at classic cars. I got a couple of questions about the tartan (American Heritage). My "good girls don't ask...." t-shirt got a few laughs.

Good times.