German American Tartan Kilt Arrived!

[MACKAY]

On Saturday I received a call from Rocky letting me know that my kilt in the new German American Tartan was getting the final touches, and would I like to swing by and pick it up. I was not able to get there, so Rocky offered to get it shipped ASAP. When I got home from work I had a package waiting for me from USAKilts ... Thanks Rocky for making my day!

I took a few quick pictures to share this fantastic tartan and excellent quality kilt with you all. This is a USAK 5 yard kilt (really six yards of material) in the wool 16 oz wool German American tartan pleated to the set. Rocky shared that this is only the second kilt in ever made in this tartan (so far), as he had only had enough made on the initial run for two kilts - I am sure that this will not be the last one they make!

I did a quick try on and I can tell you the fit is spot on, and the material is nice and heavy with a wonderful swing in the pleats. This is my first 100% Scottish woven wool kilt and I must say I am amazed at the difference between this and my PV semi-traditional.

Rocky, the workmanship is superb and the customer service was great as always - Thank you!!!

Brian Mackay

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[Fearnest]

The tartan's a beauty! Great pictures - hope to see the "obligatory pleats shot" soon, too!

[Splash_4]

To heck with the pleat shot, let see it on! (BTW, I really like that tartan.

[Big Dave]

Great looking Tartan, but some pics of the kilt being worn would be nice.

[shawhighlander]

Absolutely brilliant!
I will be so proud when mine arrives...though I may get the "German Heritage Tartan" instead...my ancestors on my Grandmothers side were from Hanover, Germany. The 16 oz. is fantastic, but did you find that the 5 (or 6) yard fabric had enough pleats to create that great swing?

Prost!

[MACKAY]

...did you find that the 5 (or 6) yard fabric had enough pleats to create that great swing?...

Actually, about half way through the wait, I called Rocky and discussed changing my order to to a eight yard semi-trad PV kilt because I had the same reservations about the swing, and pleat depth. Although Rocky was fine with switching the order, we discussed the way the kilt was going to be made and the properties of the 16 oz wool. We specifically discussed the 'hang' and 'swing' of the kilt and he assured me that I would be impressed.

When I tried on the kilt last night I immediately noticed the significant difference in the hang and the swing compared to my SWK and USAK PV. My wife LOVED the way the kilt hung, and the sway of the pleats walking down the hall - even I could feel then swaying and brushing against the back of my leg.

I can say that I was looking at another PV in the MacBeth Tartan, but I am firmly convinced that I should spend the extra bucks and get another 5 Yard wool kilt in the near future - perhaps the Granite Tartan. Being the Crack dealer that Rocky is, he went and pulled that out the last time I was there and I have been thinking about it ever since.

Bottom line (IMHO) - GO FOR IT!

I will be posting pics of me wearing it soon enough! Stay tuned.

Brian

[shawhighlander]

My wife LOVED the way the kilt hung...

Brian, my friend, we should all be so lucky.

Cheers for that!

[BonnieT100]

I wonder how this would look pleated to the blue line. Anyone smart enough with the software to simulate it?

[turpin]

That pleating is superb. I can hardly tell it's not the apron.

[Andrew Breecher]

That pleating is superb. I can hardly tell it's not the apron.

I love that I had to look hard to tell if it was a shot of the pleats or of the apron.

Andrew.