From People Magazine:
PEOPLE recently caught up with Heughan in the latest issue to ask a few burning questions about the series, the first being: what is the proper etiquette or guidelines for wearing kilts?
“I would say you can wear a kilt whenever the fancy takes you,” Heughan, 40, says with a smile. “In Scotland, we have very traditional formal dress, [wearing kilts] for a wedding or a funeral or any of those sort of formal events, but there are people in Scotland that wear kilts daily, every day. Our kilt tailor [on Men in Kilts] he wears them all the time. I’ll wear them sometimes if I’m going to a rugby match or a football match, or if I just feel like it.”
“There isn’t any really formality to it,” he continues. “Back in the day people wore kilts all the time. They were very adaptable and were really useful actually. They had so many layers and so much material that you could fold it in certain ways, make pockets out of it, you could carry a baby, you could carry your shopping, keep you warm in the winter. They really are incredible. And in fact, riding a horse in a kilt is terrific, they give you a lot of padding, so I would recommend the kilt.”
Great interview Sam. I think the Kilt is a very resourceful garment – a use for everything. Taking a dip in the Atlantic Ocean – here comes the Polar Bear Club. Thank you for sharing Sam’s interview with us.