This is the McKenzie kilt which I purchased at Fort Augustus on Thursday, seen yesterday with a sporran from Nicoll of Bankfoot.

The kilt is labelled as Distributed in Scotland by Innes & Cromb Limited of Edinburgh. The use of the word distributed suggests it was not made in Scotland. Below this is a smaller label with washing instructions (the kilt is washable) and which states on the reverse that it is composed of 65% cotton polyester and 35% rayon. The inside of the fell is lined, though the fell is a bit on the short side at just seven inches. The overall length of the kilt is 24 inches.

My normal waist size is 39 inches but I found that the size 40 kilt fitted me neatly, though for my height it is a bit too long. McKenzie tartan had been on my wants list but with a £300 University of Glasgow kilt currently on order and a desire to buy bagpipes shortly, ordering another made to measure 8 yard wool was out of the question right now, so I was happy to find the tartan in a budget kilt for just £45, with the McKenzie clan crest pin an optional £14 extra. The McKenzie sett appears to have been faithfully reproduced, with no simplification, even the subtle lines within the dark areas are visible in the right lighting conditions. You can see from this pic one of the downsides of the lightweight non-wool kilt is that the outer apron tends to ride up on the sporran chain exposing the bottom of the inner apron.

I wore the kilt for around four hours on Thursday evening and for around twelve hours yesterday and there are already signs of pilling of the material where the sporran has been rubbing on it so I have opted for the softer Freelander sporran today.

There are twenty knife pleats which are quite crisp; obviously you get fewer pleats in a cheap kilt.
The kilt will have its first introduction to other x-markers at tonight's kilt meet in Dumfries. After that I will probably wear it sparingly as although it is a very soft and comfortable kilt, soft is the key word and the material will not stand up to a lot of hard wear.
I could recommend this if you just want a cheap comfortable kilt to wear occasionally, but if you want to wear the same kilt daily then save your money and opt for a more durable heavier kilt.