Editing Kilt (section)

=== Contemporary designs ===
[[File:EdinburghModelKilt.JPG|thumb|200px|left|Example of contemporary kilt]]

Kilts and other male skirts in general were relaunched as a trend during the 1980s. [[Stephen Sprouse]] introduced a black denim mini-skirt over black denim jeans in 1983. Then in 1984, [[Jean Paul Gaultier]] made waves in the fashion industry when he reintroduced mini skirts and kilts for men.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Duka|first=John|date=1984-10-27|title=Skirts for Men? Yes and No|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/10/27/style/skirts-for-men-yes-and-no.html|access-date=2020-08-10|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

Starting in the late 1990s, contemporary kilts (also known as modern kilts, fashion kilts, and, especially in the United States, utility kilts) have appeared in the clothing marketplace in Scotland,<ref>{{cite news| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/850061.stm | title = Kilts Dance to New Tune | work =[[BBC News]] | date = 25 July 2000 | access-date =10 June 2009}}</ref> the US, and Canada in a range of fabrics, including leather, [[denim]], [[corduroy]], and cotton.<ref>{{cite news| last = Harper | first = Christina | url = http://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/revealing-a-new-look-kilt-for-everyday-wear-2463263 | title = Revealing a New-Look Kilt for Everyday Wear | date=29 June 2006 | work = The Scotsman | at=Heritage & Culture | access-date =10 June 2009 }}</ref> They may be designed for formal or casual dress, for use in sports or outdoor recreation, or as white or blue collar workwear. Some are closely modelled on traditional Scottish kilts, but others are similar only in being knee-length skirt-like garments for men. They may have box pleats, symmetrical knife pleats and be fastened by snaps, studs or velcro instead of buckles. Many are designed to be worn without a sporran, and may have pockets or tool belts attached.

In Canada, kilts are widely common as part of female dress at schools with a uniform policy. As well, due to the rich Scottish heritage of the country, they may frequently be seen at weddings and formal events. In [[Nova Scotia]], they may even be worn as common daily attire.

[[File:Scottish Kilt.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Contemporary hybrid kilt]]

In 2008, a [[USPS]] letter carrier, Dean Peterson, made a formal proposal that the kilt be approved as an acceptable postal uniform—for reasons of comfort.<ref name="talkofthenation">{{Cite news|work=[[Talk of the Nation]]| publisher = [[NPR]]|date= 21 July 2008 | author = Block, Melissa | author-link = Melissa Block | title = Wash. Mail Carrier Seeks Right to Wear Kilt to Work| access-date =19 February 2010| url = https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92751655}}</ref><ref name="AP">{{cite news | author= Catchpole, Dan|title = U.S. mail carrier demands kilt uniform option | agency = [[Associated Press]]|work=[[USA Today]]  |date= 6 August 2008 | url = https://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2008-08-06-kilt-uniform_N.htm | access-date =19 February 2010}}</ref> The proposal was defeated at the convention of the 220,000-member [[National Association of Letter Carriers]] in 2008 by a large margin.<ref name="AP"/>

[[5.11 Tactical]] produced a "tactical duty kilt" as an [[April Fools' Day|April Fools' joke]] but has continued producing it.<ref>{{cite press release|agency= PR Newswire|title=Tactical Duty Kilt Is Back|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-511-tactical-tactical-duty-kilt-is-back-255336061.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officer.com/article/11407982/no-joke-how-511s-tactical-duty-kilt-was-born|title=No Joke: How 5:11's Tactical Duty Kilt Was Born |date=16 April 2014 |access-date=25 June 2017}}</ref> The contemporary hybrid kilts are made up of [[tartan]]-woven fabric material.<ref name="Brown2012">{{cite book|author=Ian Brown|title=From Tartan to Tartanry: Scottish Culture, History and Myth|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vGLGuwAACAAJ|year=2012|publisher=Edinburgh University Press|isbn=978-0-7486-6464-1}}</ref><ref name="Foster1888">{{cite book|author=Frank Pierce Foster|title=International Record of Medicine and General Practice Clinics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qd01AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA654|year=1888|publisher=MD Publications|pages=654–}}</ref>

Female athletes, especially [[lacrosse]] and [[field hockey]] players, often wear lacrosse kilts, a simple form of contemporary kilt. They will typically wear [[compression shorts]] or [[spandex]] underneath. Such kilts are popular among many levels of lacrosse, from youth leagues to college leagues, although some teams are replacing the kilt with the more streamlined [[athletic skirt]].

Men's kilts are often seen in popular contemporary media. For example, in the [[Syfy]] series ''[[Tin Man (miniseries)|Tin Man]]'', side characters are shown wearing kilts as peasant working clothes. Trends in everyday fashion, especially in the Gothic subculture, have led to a popularisation of the kilt as an alternative to more conventional menswear. Some of these are made of [[PVC]] or cotton-polyester blends.