Two kilts compared:

[staticsan]

A Neokilt and a Sportkilt.

I'm beginning to understand a few things about garments that I hadn't previously been aware of. It's the sort of knowledge that explains why there are so many different ways to make an unbifurcated garment compared to a bifurcated one.

Both of my kilts are lovely, but they are quite different. Putting the Sportkilt on and I can immediately see the difference in their cut. The way the top apron folds is quite different, just for one example. I should mention that the Sportkilt is poly/cotton and the Neokilt is poly-viscose. The difference in the fabric is quite apparant and I can now understand why wool is usually chosen for a kilt; the Sportkilt is actually very light and the Neokilt is a little stiff.

Actually, I found myself almost wishing for a combination of features, such as the elastic and the slightly lower wasitline of the Sportkilt on the Neokilt. And pockets! Neokilt has two little pockets that are not of a great use, and the Sportkilt has one in the middle that is unfortunately almost impossible to use. A friend commented about the Neokilt also commented favourably about the pockets (adding how hard it was to find skirts with good pockets). I know Utilikilt do pockets; surely they are not so hard to put into a more traditional design? Admittedly, what Neokilt did is quite clever, hidden in the depths of the pleats, but they need to be higher and deeper.

So I now have an appreciation of kiltmaker preferences!

Wade.

* Yes, I can probably find someone who does that.

[Kid Cossack]

Ditto on the Neokilt pockets. A good idea, but the execution doesn't really impress me. Now, the pockets I'm looking forward to trying out are the ones the Wizard of BC puts in his kilts; it's just a matter of time.

[Blu (Ontario)]

Anyone interested in kilt construction in general should invest in Barb Tewksbury's book on kiltmaking. It will provide a benchmark by which the various variants on the market can be evaluated with some good background knowledge.

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[Fearnest]

Congratulations on starting down that long path of kilt knowledge!

"Knowledge is good." Emil Faber

[Frog]

For what it's worth, there are times the pockets on my UKs (workman, mocker, and denim) are too deep - I think I'd like one front pocket to be shallower, which wouldn't be visible in the mocker, at least.

Frog

[RockyR]

If you have a sewing machine (or know someone that does), just sew a line ON THE POCKET ONLY at the desired pocket depth and the pocket will be a little more useful.