G'day , John ,Pat and all You don't moonlight as a sage do you?..very wise words indeed...I see where you're coming from..  I must admit that the chap that prompted me to think of 'marketing a kilt' sounded a lot like me but despite the should I or shouldn't I....thing I know I like kilts very much and I'll never be satisfied now if I can't wear one in some capacity..That much I know for sure.
Until now I wear mine bushwalking (very practical and comfortable anyway) and around home and also outside in the yard very often and my neighbour has no problem with that..
I'm gaining , not losing confidence with my kilts  and this summer  I almost always leave my safety net shorts at home or in the car when me and my Border Collies go bushwalking/hiking and I kind of hope that I meet others .but really haven't face to face , only people in vehicles etc...once or twice..The theory behind more accessible kilts was that of familiarity to the product I suppose leads to understanding that a man's kilt is just another alternative to choose from convention....they are fun , practical in many cases and in a way balance the scales in an authentic way for men's and women's clobber...A kilt , in western cultures at least is the only authentic article of clothing (unfibricated) for men that's not crossdressing...I cannot subscribe to men's skirts as some espouse...skirts are skirts but kilts are kilts.....but within kilts as you already know of course there are the traditional , formal , casual , ancient , modern and utility at least....but they are genuine kilts....not skirts.... Sometimes getting it right for some takes a while doesn't it ?   Keep saging...you're good at it..  Cheers  Tasmac  ( Rod McG)