I used to wear a kilt to school every Monday for cadets - they were great, very comfortable and the girls just loved them.
Still wear one on a regular basis - I'm a piper in a band - and you do have to be careful when you choose to go commando/traditional. Never if it's a street parade with a crowd and lots of children. Also, you have to be careful if it's a wet day - people can get more than they expected in the reflection from puddles of water!
There is one school of thought that the tartan should come from your mothers line. In ancient Scotland they said that men had faith, women had knowledge - the men believed the children were theirs, the women knew they were theirs!
Tim