Kilts in Paris?

[Calixte]

I've been looking for kilts for a while now but they are hard (impossible actually) to find in cambodia (that's where I live). I'm going to europe for the holiday so I thought I should finally buy my kilts. The problem is I am going only to France and Italy. So does any one of you know good places o buy kilts in Paris? Please post any recomendation

Thanks,
- Calixte

[CDNSushi]

Calixte, yokoso (welcome) to the rabble from Japan! As another who lives in a country that's far away from the nearest kiltmaker, let me assure you that even many of our brethren in Europe and North America live prohibitively far from a kilt shop. As a result, the rabble may correct me if I'm wrong, most of us order our kilts mail-order via the Internet. There are many wonderful online stores, and if you poke around the forum a little, you'll quickly learn which ones are recommended and which ones are not.

However, seeing that you are actually taking a trip to Europe, you may be able to find something somewhere. I DO know that our very own Lady Chrystel makes some of the best kilts around. I haven't had the good fortune of wearing her products, but I've seen many pictures of kilted rabble that do.

http://www.ladychrystel.com

I don't however know exactly where in France she is located.

[Ruanaidh]

The only Parisian kiltmaker I know of is LA MAISON DU KILT, Le spécialiste des Tartans et produits dérivés, 12 rue du Maine, PARIS 14ème,Tél : 01.40.47.74.05

[Nervous Jock]

I've been looking for kilts for a while now but they are hard (impossible actually) to find in cambodia (that's where I live). I'm going to europe for the holiday so I thought I should finally buy my kilts. The problem is I am going only to France and Italy. So does any one of you know good places o buy kilts in Paris? Please post any recomendation

Thanks,
- Calixte

Try contacting the guy's guy that owns "the auld Alliance" pub, it has a website he's been there for years, if anyone knows he will

[kiltmaker]

Try Poissieres d Empires
rue Brezin
Paris

They have their kilts made in Scotland.

[macwilkin]

Try these chaps:

http://www.kilt-society-de-france.fr/

Yours aye,

Todd

[Wompet]

The only Parisian kiltmaker I know of is LA MAISON DU KILT, Le spécialiste des Tartans et produits dérivés, 12 rue du Maine, PARIS 14ème,Tél : 01.40.47.74.05

If memory serves, Hamish has at least one kilt from them.

[O'Callaghan]

Here's the URL for La Maison du Kilt:-

http://www.tartanbreton.com/

They have a 'starter kilt' in Black Watch or Royal Stewart for 100 Euros (about US $ 140), 8 yards of 80% wool, and they throw in a belt and a sporran for that price. That's not a bad deal, all considered.

Besides that starter package, they have made to measure kilts in the tartans of each department of Brittany for 550 Euros (about US $ 770). Rather too pricey for my budget, I'm afraid. A department in France is something like a county, and Brittany is the celtic part of France. Those would seem to be of interest mainly to those whose ancestors came from there, or of course those who live there now.

OTOH, I'm betting that's what Hamish bought, and that he doesn't have any Breton heritage. When you have a collection of 90 kilts I suppose it becomes a quest for something different ...

ETA: They do, of course, also sell all kinds of kilt accessories.