Best of Cleveland 2016: Kilts

Dudes, it’s time to ditch your tighty-whities. That’s the best way to wear a kilt, says Nick Vannello, co-owner of Kilted Bros. “If you wear underwear, it’s a skirt,” he says. And as someone who’s been sporting a kilt for the last 12 years, he should know. “It’s about having that freedom, both anatomically as well as just not giving a damn what anybody else thinks,” explains the 52-year-old freelance medical software instructor. His store inside the 5th Street Arcades lets it all hang out with kilt options ($89-$129) in 70 different plaids such as Black Watch, MacLeod and Wallace, but also bro-approved choices such as a Cleveland Browns-inspired brown, orange and white version and a cargo style that features pockets on the sides and backs. “There’s a 10-percent discount if you chuck your underwear and wear it out the door,” Vannello says. 530 Euclid Ave., Suite 16, Cleveland, 209-800-5458, kiltedbros.com