Top 5 Reasons My Kilt Rocks

Recently there was a blog post blasting Utilikilts by someone calling themselves Geekenstein. This is my answer back to what he posted. This guy definitely has too much time on his hands. It has always been my philosophy that I don’t judge another person’s happiness. Different people like different things, plain and simple. It doesn’t make them evil or stupid — it’s just them expressing themselves. And I don’t have to get it. As long as they are happy, then I am all for self expression.

Hollywood Bowl 2013

Hiking at Reseda

Beige Kilt

5. You Are Now “That Weird Guy”
I take that as a compliment quite frankly. I wear my Utilikilt everywhere: the grocery store, the movies, church, parties, the mall, amusement parks, hiking, nights on the town, house parties, concerts, and nightclubs. It does not make me “socially ackward.” In fact, it is such that it is a great conversation starter. I have had more conversations and compliments from strangers than I can keep track of.

You say you get the idea of not wearing pants. Have you ever tried a kilt? Utilikilts are comfortable as hell. I like my naked time at home too, but I can’t be naked in public. But I can wear a kilt in public.

4. First Impressions Really Are Everything
I agree with a lot of what is said here. As much as I love my kilts, I would never wear one to an interview. I would have to know for certaint that the person I was meeting with would be wearing one too (like if I met Marc Andrews of Disney-Pixar on Kilted Fridays). That is the only way I could ever see wearing one to an interview. They are for me on MY time.

Kilts can fit many occasions — you can dress them up, you can dress them down. Put on a dress shirt and tie, and you are ready for a dressy night on the town. Put on a T-shirt and some hiking boots and you are ready to hit the trails. Who says we should all dress a certain way? Who are you to question what fits me and makes me feel good? And if they call me the “kilt guy” — I would be perfectly fine with that.

I have pictures of myself in my kilt at work, and have worn it on casual day a few times too. So I am slowly educating and enlightening my coworkers to them.

3. So Is Networking, the World Runs on Who You Know
Your argument is so stupid here. I agree that who you know is just as important as what you know. Why would a friend even mention “He does like to wear a kilt, though”? This is NOT even relevant to the job! And if a person did this with the intention of having you eliminated from consideration, then he was never a friend to begin with.

I wear a kilt because it fits me. I look good in one, and I feel comfortable in one. Plus I rock it too. It takes a real man to wear one. One who is secure in his manhood, and not afraid to march to the beat of his own drum. I don’t wear a kilt because I like my balls to dangle. Now you are fetishizing it. I wear it for the reasons I mentioned. I know enough of when and where to wear something under the kilt.

As much as I wear kilts, I don’t have a network of kilt lovers in my social circle. And I have never felt that I am an ostracized minority for wearing one. My social circles are made up of fantastic, fun, loving people who like me for me, not cause I wear a kilt, but because I am a good person and I am fun to be around.

2. What Do You Want to Do With Your Life?
I want to live my live to the fullest, and explore my creativity in as many areas as I can. I want to give back to the community and be a positive role model. Where I work now, does not have anything against wearing kilts in their employee handbook. I asked Human Resources, and I was given a thumbs up for casual days.

I would really be limiting myself if I chose jobs by whether I could wear a kilt all the time or not. That has never been part of my thought process when I am considering different job offers. I always try to keep my skillset as big as possible, not because I like kilts, but because that is the nature of working today. Employees are being asked to take on more and more responsibilities and to keep up with the latest changes in technology and processes.

1. Seriously, my Utilikilt Rocks! (And F*** Yourself)
Wearing a kilt is not a fashion faux pas in my book. It says to the world, hey, I don’t give a f*** what other people think, I choose to be ME. I choose to question society, question the norm. I know for me, when I embraced it, that is when things got better in my life. I dress for me, not the masses.

I don’t agree with the statement “Utilikilts took a traditional garb and perverted it.” Perverted it how? To me, they took something old, and made it more modern and functional for today’s world. They took something that was associated with Scottish culture, and made it more universal. I bet there are a lot of people who wear Utilikilts, who don’t have any Scottish ancestry at all. They just like the comfort, styling, look and feel of wearing them. Again, the writer emphasizes the balls dangling thing. I think he has an obsession with this.

What I have found, is that wearing a Utilikilt has gotten me more into my Scottish heritage. I have 4 Utilikilts, but only recently did I buy a Scottish kilt. It looks cool, and I hope to wear it to some formal/dressy events. I find a Utilikilt fits more my everyday lifestyle. It is very comfortable, and light-weight. And I know that I rock it!

KiltManinSoCal is a Los Angeles-based writer and designer. Be sure to check out the latest T-Shirts for sale here, including Marriage Equality and  Rock the Kilt lines. They make great gifts for friends, family and loved ones.