Hand Sewn: Be All End All

[george7]

What would your be all end all handsewn kilt be?

In this fasion:

Tartan:
Weight:
Yardage:
Customization:
Why:

I hope somebody goes Super Ninja Turtles on this thread, but really... we can all dream.

Mine:

Tartan: Black (Family Tartan)
Weight: 16oz Worsted
Yardage: 8yd Single Width
Customization: Real silver buckles. Pleated to sett.
Why: The tartan is attractive and personal.

[ardchoille]

Tartan: MacGregor red and black (Family Tartan, also known as Rob Roy)
Weight: 13oz Worsted
Yardage: 8yd
Customization: Pleated to sett, no third strap.
Why: Tartan is my family tartan, third strap is not really functional in my eyes.
Note: After seeing kilts for years, it's no longer easy to choose a single tartan.

[Splash_4]

This is a hard thread to answer as I currently have two kilts on order. A Xmarks from Barb and a MacKinnon Red from Matt.... However, neither of these are my dream kilt....

Tartan: Antarctic
Weight: 13 oz
Yardage: 9 Yards (I am a big guy!)
Customization: No third strap. Matt is currently customizing two of my existing kilts to remove these straps.
Why: Have you seen the tartan??? Woo Hoo!

[Marcel]

How can I pick just one?... I can't!
Tartan: Menzies Black and Red
Weight:16 oz
Yardage:8 yards
Customization:silver skull buckles
Why: I love my Menzies black and white and want a black and red

I would also like an original WWI black watch in my size.

[jordanjm]

I do not have a be all end all of kilts, but I think my next kilt will be a great kilt in 16 oz MacGillivray hunting. Then there is the Chattan Box pleated kilt I want.

List Follows:

USA Bicentennial
Confederate Memorial
Utah
California

How can I pick just one?

[Sephy]

FUN!

Tartan: American District
Weight: 13 or 16 if available
Yardage: 8 yards
Customization: none
Why: It's a bright red color and an awesome design

Cheers

[Lyrd]

What would your be all end all handsewn kilt be?

In this fasion:

Tartan:
Weight:
Yardage:
Customization:
Why:

I hope somebody goes Super Ninja Turtles on this thread, but really... we can all dream.

Mine:

Tartan: Black (Family Tartan)
Weight: 16oz Worsted
Yardage: 8yd Single Width
Customization: Real silver buckles. Pleated to sett.
Why: The tartan is attractive and personal.

Tartan: McKenzie weathered
Weight: 16oz Strome
Yardage: 8yrd or so
Customization: None needed
Why: Clan tartan and absolutely beautiful
Note: I have this kilt on order from Kathy Lare as we speak. So i will be getting my dream Kilt soon. Woot!

[george7]

I'm surprised nobody's gone crazy (i.e. 32oz Kevlar in Canadian Maple Leaf tartan). It is hard to narrow it down to one.

[Old Hippie]

I'm surprised nobody's gone crazy (i.e. 32oz Kevlar in Canadian Maple Leaf tartan).

Can you DO that?

"Oh, go ahead and pull the trigger, you sissy. I'm bulletproof."

:ootd:

[YoungMan]

Tartan: Young Modern
Weight: 16oz
Yardage: 8yd (give or take at the kilters suggestion)
Customization: Was thinking knife pleated, but after seeing the kingussie that Ryan Ross showed in Post #20, the indecision is upon me. (The symmetry is intriguing.)
Why: Family tartan. If I could only have one kilt, I want to be able to where it anywhere, be it to the store or to a white-tie ball, and have it last long enough for my kids.

HELP: I don't want to thread jack, so can someone PM me a thread that discusses the different pleats. Preferably with some info on how the kingussie lays when seated compared to a regular knife. I couldn't find one when I looked.