It depends where your tolerance is for itchy scratchy wool against your skin is... Plus, when wearing one in company containing none Gaelic people i.e. folks not used to being around Kilts, then there comes a point in the evening where this question inevitably begs to be answered and the ladies usually decide to adopt a more tactile approach to answering their curiosity... I mean you can bet money on it happening!
Officially, you go commando... personally, I like to have support... when wearing mine.
Being a bloke, I tend to not be skilled in the art of conducting ones self when wearing an open bottomed garment. I have found myself being observed from below when standing on a balcony and also not closing ones knees when sitting - like this guy!
They are really heavy! 8 yards of 13 ounce tartan aint lightweight more so once you attach the Sporran and all the rest of the gubbins. Saying that, since having mine fitted *ahem* a few years ago, I may need more than 8 yards now... mine is a medium weight tartan for balance of warmth and the trademark swing to the pleats. The ones you see in the military bands are 18 oz! I dont know how they stand in them all day long. Their backs must kill them.
Red Rock Crossing by another scotsman, on Flickr
