Would you wear a workwear Kilt - UK Business Labs

activew · #1 (**permalink**) 27-07-2009, 05:53 PM

Would you wear a workwear kilt asked by Demolition News and created quite a stir recently on the Twitter and Facebook social network sites?

**NikkiPilkington** · #2 (**permalink**) 28-07-2009, 09:02 AM

Surely if you go for a job where the uniform is a kilt then you know in advance you'd be wearing it? Therefore if the answer to the question is no, then you shouldn't have applied for the job in the first place?

activew · #3 (**permalink**) 28-07-2009, 10:05 AM

Hello Nikki I follow you from Twitter!!!

The point I was trying to make was would anyone dare wear a workwear kilt ?

**NikkiPilkington** · #4 (**permalink**) 28-07-2009, 10:07 AM

Well I guess a lot of Scottish people would

activew · #5 (**permalink**) 28-07-2009, 10:15 AM

Oddly enough the biggest market for the kilt is Sweden we havent sold very many workwear kilts in Scotland

**Kay** · #6 (**permalink**) 28-07-2009, 10:32 AM

LOL! I liked the black one but I really couldn't imagine people wearing the hi-vis yellow one somehow.

BTW, I'm Scottish and would have thought that lots of my proud countrymen would like to wear the workwear kilt. Perhaps they're not aware of it. Are you running any offline campaigns? Any chance of getting yourself in the newspapers? The Sunday Post (a very stupid newspaper) would have a field day with this one - but it's all publicity for you.

How about getting someone to pose as a tradesman and parade about the local High Street wearing one? (Would probably only work in Scotland.)

Also, think about the Irish market. The Irish wear kilts too. The difference between them is that the Scots have tartan kilts and the Irish have plain colours, so your workwear kilt is actually more like a traditional Irish kilt.

activew · #7 (**permalink**) 28-07-2009, 10:48 AM

The kilt was designed by a Swedish student in response to a request by a company called Skanska for a cool summer garment for thier road builders in Sweden

**Kay** · #8 (**permalink**) 28-07-2009, 10:58 AM

That's interesting. The kilt isn't a particularly cool garment - the proper ones have a lot of cloth in them (8 yards?) and keep you warm.

activew · #9 (**permalink**) 28-07-2009, 11:03 AM

but for a workwer laying Tarmac it is quite a cool garment as opposed to traditional trousers

UK Business Network · #10 (**permalink**) 30-07-2009, 04:46 PM

I always wanted to wear a Kilt to get married in, sadly i was not allowed! I really will divorce her one day, if she lets me!

wizzardsblog · #11 (**permalink**) 30-07-2009, 10:42 PM

I'd wear a kilt if asked, but I'd definitely put underwear on underneath

wizzardsblog · #12 (**permalink**) 01-08-2009, 08:23 AM

Well that killed the conversation. So I take it none of you would like to see my milk bottle legs?

**Kay** · #13 (**permalink**) 01-08-2009, 09:16 AM

My husband is English but he prefers to wear a kilt for formal "do"s. He also wears it at New Year. I think men look great in kilts! Cor, just imagine a building site full of guys wearing kilts. Yeah!

**AdamW** · #14 (**permalink**) 01-08-2009, 09:17 AM

An Englishman who wants to wear a kilt?! I've never worn one. I can see how they workwear ones would be good if you did want to wear one on a worksite.