Kilt, McGregor tartan

Every man can wear a kilt, everywhere, any time.   
5-yard kilt, sewn in Scotland. 13 oz. wool.   
Caledonia tartan.    

How about a kilt?


Have you ever been thinking of wearing a kilt? But have given up, because you were not Scottish? Or you thought it to be too complicated or could think of no place to wear it? Or that it might just be too expensive? You might have to think again. As a matter of fact, these years an increasing number of men all over the world, no matter their nationality, colour, heritage, belief, sexual preferences or whatever will buy and wear a kilt; and not just at events that too seldom occur, but as smart casual daily wear. And so might YOU. No need to be Scottish, just man enough.




Casual-first

Traditional kilt wearing is often regarded complicated with lots of rigid rules. For formal wear situations this might be very true. And most sites about kilts and wearing kilts, as well as kilt forums, do have their starting point in formal wear.
This site, however, is not about wearing a kilt once or twice every second year for that wedding or that anniversary you are not invited to anyway. It is about replacing jeans, pants, and shorts by a kilt and to wear it where and whenever you feel like it and appropriate. It is casual-first.
This implies buying kilts for this kind of usage. The same with accessories. You need very few. Even, if that many different ones are to buy.

A few easy steps to go through and you can be out and about in a kilt, without being ripped off. And really be out and about, not just thinking about wearing that kilt. This site is about kilt wearing made simple and straight forward. Casual-first. The non-Scottish approach to kilt wearing, you may say.

Cheap 3-yard kilt, Thompson Camel tartan

3-yard casual kilt, Thompson Camel tartan.



Not just the traditional kilt

Focus is of course the traditional tartan kilt. But for some tasks a so-called utility kilt might be a better choice. And why should a kilt be the only skirted garment a man can wear? In fact, skirts designed for men are to buy.
And even a skirt made for women might be acceptable.


Utility kilts and skirts

Not just the traditional kilt.



The more we are, the better

So, despite this is a kilt site, other skirted garments are also dealt with. The more we are who will wear a kilt – or, in a strictly manly way, other kinds of skirted garments - and the more often we'll do it, the better and sooner it shall be accepted to the full that pants are not the only possible legwear for a man.


The Braveheart Concept

The Dress2kilt site so to speak follows the thoughts of a Californian lawyer, known as WDP/Braveheart, who at the beginning of this century introduced the MUG concept - Manly Unbifurcated Garments, meaning kilts, kilt variations (utility kilts), man skirts, and other male unbifurcated garments (sarongs and "manly" skirts).

Men wearing them, he called Bravehearts, in opposition to Freestylers, being men having no interest in appearing manly and who will accordingly often or always wear and prefer every female garment over men’s clothes and shoes.

Statement
That there are men who prefer looking like women or wish they were women, we all know and should deeply respect. Only, here on this site it is about men in general, who might just want to wear a kilt (or another skirted garment).
'Men in general' is the most neutral description I have been able to come up with, in the hope of not insulting any persons or groups of persons, because this really has not been my intention.
'Normal' men could have been misunderstood, 'ordinary' men might be connected with really average men in a negative sense, and 'real' men I don't like. Too much macho. But these days you must be extremely careful with your language.



Kilt, Colquhoun tartan

5-yard wool kilt, Colquhoun tartan.



YOU are?

The person I have had in my mind when making this home page is, like me, a European without Scottish roots. But in fact, you can live everywhere, have any nationality and colour or whatever. Either you have no kilt yet, or you have a kilt which you have not yet dared wear outside, or you think you need a special event to wear it, but should like to wear it more often.


Kilt, Douglas Gree Modern tartan

Königs Allee in Düsseldorf, Germany.
5-yard made-to-measure kilt in pure new wool, Douglas Green Modern tartan.



Goal

Convince men that wearing a kilt - or another skirted garment in a strictly manly way – is a non-event, something they can do whenever they feel like it and appropriate.
And that it neither must be a science to wear a kilt nor expensive.


In English and German languages
The Dress2Kilt site is in English and German - even if neither language is mother tongue of the webmaster; but hopefully, this is not too disturbing or distracting from the main objective, to inspire more men to wear kilts (and other skirted garments a manly way) more often.

Statement
D2K is a no-nonsense, non-commercial, non-profit website, with nothing to sell or buy. And with no disturbing third-part advertising.
It does not use cookies. It does not request any registration, nor does it collect any data from you, whether tentative or not. Not even a contact formula is here. If you should wish to tell or ask me something, write me an e-mail the good old way. The address is to see at the bottom of each page. Here you can feel just as free as when out and about in a kilt.


All you can find here is advice, on kilts and on buying and wearing kilts; or on some appropriate skirts. And this is for free. Enjoy!


Page revised 2024, June 2.

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Men in kilts - Q & A


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What to find on the Dress2Kilt site?



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Men in kilts - Q & A

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Webmaster's kilt story

Learn about the webmaster and his over 25 years as a regular kilt wearer. Why did he start? And how about acceptance from his wife, family, friends?
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You in a kilt

If you should like to wear kilts, why then not just order a kilt, and start wearing it in pubic? Learn how to handle surroundings and mindset yourself.
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The kilt - is it a skirt?

Never call a kilt a skirt when talking to a Scotsman. But is it? Well, but what difference does it make? Learn about what it takes a skirt to become a kilt.
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Which kilt for you?

The all-purpose kilt does not exist. Which kilt shall best fit your needs? You may be surprised that it might be quite a lot cheaper than you had feared.
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Where to buy a kilt?

There are hundreds of kilt vendors and makers on the internet. And it can be a jungle to find out. Learn where to find good kilts in various price segments.
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Get the measures right

Probably you shall buy your first kilt online and have it made to your measures. Find out how to get the measures right. It is easier than you think.
Kilt accessories

Kilt accessories

Which accessories should you buy for your kilt and which to avoid. Don't get ripped off on things you don't need. For casual wear they must not be expensive.
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Kilt on!

You have just received your first kilt and some accessories. Learn how to handle all the unfamiliar things.
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To mind when in a kilt

When in a kilt how about staircases, sitting and sitting down, wind, and people eager to see what you are wearing under it? Learn how to deal with it.
Utility kilt

Utility kilts

A utility kilt can make an excellent alternative or a valuable addition to the traditional kilt. What should you know about utility kilts?
kilt variants

Other kilt variants

Kilts can be solid coloured. Also, instead of wool or PV, the fabric can be tweed. Or how about a kilt in a nice camouflage pattern, or denim, or leather?
Skirts

Skirts

Could you as a man wear a skirt? Under circumstances you can. Dedicated man-skirts are on the market, or you can have a skirt designed and made for you.
Kilt

Kilt 24/7/365

Let’s be realistic; most likely, you cannot wear a kilt or a skirt 24/7/365, even if you should want to. But many days a year you can. Learn more about it.


Galleries

kilt variants

Introduction

The gallery section - structure,objective, and techique
Tartan kilts

Tartan kilts

Traditional style. 35 pages with kilts in 35 different tartans.
Solid kilts

Solid kilts

Traditional style.Kilts in black, forest green, and light green. 3 pages.
Utility kilts

Utility kilts

Eight pages showing eight different utility kilts.
Skirts

Skirts

Two pages featuring man skirts.
A mix of kilts and skirts

The Braveheart Way

A mix of manly skirted garments.


Links

Kilt

Links #1

Vendors of kilts and accessories, tartan mills, and tartan finders. The most comprehensive links page for kilts on the internet.
Kilt

Links #2

Vendors of utility kilts, sarongs, man skirts, unisex skirts, and other skirted garments.
Kilt

Links #3

Kilt and skirt forums, non-commercial home pages, blogs, picture galleries, videos, articles, men in kilts and skirts on stage and on the catwalk.


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What's new?

At a glance, find out what is new, has been changed or has been deleted on the D2K site since your last visit.


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