The sooner the better
You have received your kilt gear and it fits you. It's about time to go public, isn't it?
   If your wife or girl friend is supporting, just get into the kilt and out you go - if possible, you two together.
   Are you yourself rather in two minds about it and/or is your better half not the most positive in the world; you should perhaps make your debut where nobody knows you. It helps you feel more confident.

Wait a second
What about your colour scheme?
With a tartan kilt everything else - and I mean everything - should be solid coloured. And every colour should be matching those of your kilt.

Black shoes cry for a black sporran and a black kilt belt; don't mix colours of your leather items. Your kilt it self is not laughable but a bad taste is.

How shall it be like?
Men in kilts will largely state that it is a non event.
   Their neighbours have accepted it. Their family and their friends have too; and so have their colleagues, provided they know about it. In short, their surroundings very soon got accustomed to them wearing kilts.
   A few people will never stop calling the kilt a skirt; nevertheless some can't tell the difference between red and green either.

Always keep in mind
A kilt is exclusively a man's garment. In fact, that you cannot say about trousers or shorts.
   A kilt is different, yes, but definitely manly and you don't look like a cross dresser to anybody.
   Very few should question your sexual preferences because of your kilt.
   Someone might find you a little bit eccentric, but that?s about all.

People, with whom you are acquainted, will ask, of course. Better be prepared to tell them about your reasons why (comfort, variety, difference or simply that you like wearing it) and how you got the idea in the first place etc.

Never ever think that you have to "excuse" that you are wearing a kilt. It has been your decision. To you it is a natural thing. A lifestyle of yours, so to say.

If just more men (and their wives) would consider their "world" just as tolerant as in fact it is, we should see a lot more of kilts around.

Most people couldn't care less when they see me in a kilt. But so it is when I'm wearing trousers. However, when people do react I hear no giggling and no talking behind my back. On the contrary, sometimes one or two are holding thumbs up when passing by in their cars or shouting "bravo" and I meet women smiling and saying "nice kilt!".
   Perhaps more people than usual will talk to me or ask questions - very seldom about my kilt but about all other things.
   It is very much about feeling confident, I think.