two Celtic Lasses have started this endeavor please consider joining us:
Join the growing movement of “Regimental†kilt wearers who have rejected the restrictions of oppressive underwear.
Consider William Wallace in the movie Braveheart, who died with the cry of “freedom!†on his lips! Certainly, his final yelp was one made without the binds of extra cloth beneath his kilt!
HISTORY OF THE REGIMENTAL TRADITION
"Regimental" is slang for wearing one's kilt without the benefit of underwear. The origin of the term appears to be "regimental style", referring to Scottish Regiments in the United Kingdom army, who wear their kilts this way.
Modern underwear as we understand it was not invented until the Victorian era. Therefore, if one follows the historically accurate “period†style of wearing kilts from the Northern parts of Ireland and Scotland, no britches should be worn at all underneath a kilt.
The rule against wearing anything under the kilt was once so strict that until World War II inspections of Black Watch troops included having them step on a mirror. For officers, violating the rule cost the offender a bottle of port.
The ironic history about this “Regimental†tradition dates back to Queen Elizabeth as she inspected the Scottish Regiments; she was so outraged by the fact that the Clansmen were naked that she mandated that all Scottish Regimental soldiers were thereafter required to wear something that would keep their private parts hidden from viewing at all times. Over time, the use of the term “regimental†shifted from indicating that you WERE wearing something under your kilt, to NOT wearing anything under your kilt.
WHY FOLLOW THE REGIMENTAL TRADITION?
Opt to go commando under your kilt because it is more historically accurate, and wearing 9 yards of wool can be uncomfortable, especially in hot weather, causing unnecessary sweating and chafing. Allow for greater comfort of your male anatomy free from confining, irritating and overly restricting underwear. And mostly “because the birds like it!â€
