Wear a kilt
The kilt market is blooming. It started in the nineties as a consequence of the movie Braveheart and spreading of the Internet.
   Men buying themselves a kilt is a small yet but now rapidly growing segment.
   Some of these men, of course, are Scottish or have Scottish roots, but on top of that a new generation of kilt wearers is appearing, men who have no Scottish connections, at all, and  many of them living in continental Europe, where a kilt tradition never existed.   
  
Therefore, all over the civilized world there are men who have become frequent kilt wearers; but also men, it seems, who are either too scared to wear their kilt in public or who will do it less often than they would want to.
   Further there might be an enormous latent market, consisting of men who are seriously considering buying themselves a kilt but who will practically never stop considering.
   It all means that concerning men in kilts we might up till now have only seen the tip of the iceberg.

Why wear a kilt?
The kilt is a fantastic garment. It looks good and wearing it feels great.
   Being definitely in accordance with men’s anatomy it is certainly the most comfortable manly garment available and it is not difficult to believe, even if not scientifically proven, that a roomy kilt is healthier than are narrow pants.   
  

With regard to sun protection the kilt is far better than are shorts, especially when you sit down.
   Also a kilt provides the variety in clothing that even men from time to time ask for.
   Besides that, it is different. Some people, men included, have nothing against standing out from the crowd.
  
But how could you wear a kilt, if you are not the slightest Scottish?
The kilt being synonymous with Scotland and national garb does in no way mean that Scotsmen have a monopoly on it.
   Hardly any Scotsmen – except for the most conservative purists among them – will take any notice, if you, a non-Scot, are going to wear a kilt. And here we talk tartan as well as the kilt itself.
  
Look at it this way: Tartans and kilts have become export articles. A lot of Scotsmen make their living from non-Scots all over the world buying their products.


  

From other parts of the world there are similar examples: Blue jeans, once a garment for American men, and now men and women all over the world are wearing them - even people who claim to be in opposition to the American way of living.
 

Who will wear a kilt?
The many message boards and private homepages, dealing with men in kilts, point to men who demographically are not different to men who have never considered wearing a kilt.
   They are married or divorced like men in general. They have children and grand children, they come from all income classes, like other men, they are unskilled or have a university degree or anything between it.
   By wearing a kilt or wanting to they may tend to be less than average dependent on norms or the opinion of other people, but otherwise their life style, including sexual preferences (ignorant persons question such things) resembles that of other men.
   Some are gay; most are straight, presumably to the same degree as for men in general.