Gold Brothers, aka...

[Phogfan86]

Can folks post the many aliases under which the Gold Brothers sell their stuff?

[beloitpiper]

Heritage of Scotland

[Swampthing]

I believe Pride of Scotland is one, not sure though. There's a whole slew of them, but I can't recall the names.


EDIT:
John Morrison's (Kilts)
Clans of Scotland
The Scottish Shop



Geoffrey Nicholsby, a kiltmaker who has fitted out the likes of Charlton Heston and Mel Gibson, claimed the shops were guilty of "cultural rape". - from the Scotsman's article:
Ban on 'Queen's tartan' sales over breach of copyright law

[JolyStNicholas]

Is there any real way of finding out?

[Monkey@Arms]

Geoffrey Nicholsby, a kiltmaker who has fitted out the likes of Charlton Heston and Mel Gibson, claimed the shops were guilty of "cultural rape". - from the Scotsman's article:
Ban on 'Queen's tartan' sales over breach of copyright law

Meh, that is an old article. The headline is deceptive as the case doesn't involve "the Queens tartan." I seem to remember the parties settled their commercial dispute over the unauthorized use of the Isle of Skye tartan, but don't care enough to do a search myself. The feud between Nicholsby and the Gold Bros is well known (and well publicized by Mr. Nicholsby.)

Best regards,

Jake

[Swampthing]

Look at the shop's products, if they're utter plastic-Scottie CRAP (and I emphasize crap, very..very much), then it's probably theirs. :P

If you look at a website's 'About us' page, it should be about them, not info about their products, deals, or a bunch of links, otherwise they're probably not legit, which is
the case for Gold Bros.

[English Bloke]

Look at the shop's products, if they're utter plastic-Scottie CRAP (and I emphasize crap, very..very much), then it's probably theirs. :P

If you look at a website's 'About us' page, it should be about them, not info about their products, deals, or a bunch of links, otherwise they're probably not legit, which is the case for Gold Bros.

Blimey! People may not like what the Gold Bros make or how they go about selling it but that's a far cry from accusations that they are not 'legit'. By not legit, I assume you imply trading illegally. I offer NO legal advice here but for the love of common sence. You can choose whether or not you wish to do business with a company based on the information they present (or do not present) on a website but I would be wary of stating a company was not operating legally based on an impression from same.

Gold Bros Stores and websites are listed on this weblink

It should be noted that there are lots of other businesses that re-sell Heritage of Scotland products, for example: The Scotland Kilt Company, Macdonald Sporrans and the casual kilts sold on Carse of Gowrie (ebay) among many others so there isn't an easy way to judge, though from a British perspective if it's an online kilt and costs between 30 and 60 quid and calls itself 16oz Poly Viscose / casual / football / beer, chances are it's a Gold Bros kilt.

I suppose we all have choice. You either like them or you don't. They are not expensive and they are definately not wool. I wouldn't say their kilts were crap, they are not good quality but there is definately a lot worse out there. You pays your money, you takes your chances... Read what it says you are buying before you buy it. If in doubt ask the seller outright where his kilts are sourced and what they are made of; any reticence? walk away... And if after all that, what you receive is not what it says on the tin, send it back demanding a refund.

If you want a quick and easy kilt-like garment these will do. If you want a real kilt, you'd better start saving... If you wan't something for less than 30 quid you really are looking for crap...

Didn't we have a Lady Member join us recently to present the Gold Bros side of things?

[Fergus Macdonald]

It should be noted that there are lots of other businesses that re-sell Heritage of Scotland products, for example: The Scotland Kilt Company, Macdonald Sporrans and the casual kilts sold on Carse of Gowrie (ebay) among many others so there isn't an easy way to judge, though from a British perspective if it's an online kilt and costs between 30 and 60 quid and calls itself 16oz Poly Viscose / casual / football / beer, chances are it's a Gold Bros kilt.

Hi folks,

Just joined the forum, so thought I would follow up on this thread - I've not read the whole thread, but think I have an idea of what's been said.

I can confirm that we (and other shops) sell products from Gold Brothers and we have been doing so for a few years. We are an independent business, based in Edinburgh and work with a number of manufacturers to offer a wide range of products.

In general, we only sell products which we believe offer good value for money. No one can deny that a £50 kilt will be the same as a £300 kilt, but we feel that our stock kilts offer a competitively priced alternative to a pure wool kilt. We also find that depending on your budget, or the occasion you're buying a kilt for, often the stock kilt is a better buy!

Hope this helps, and I'd be happy to answer any questions that anyone has.

Regards,
Fergus

[Dan R Porter]

I cannot speak for everyone, but I am sure some will agree, we do not mind the stores that sell them honestly...But to claim they are wool or mislead someone to thinking they are purchasing a Scottish Made kilt is immoral.

But I wish not to stir the pot anymore then that.

[Fergus Macdonald]

I cannot speak for everyone, but I am sure some will agree, we do not mind the stores that sell them honestly...But to claim they are wool or mislead someone to thinking they are purchasing a Scottish Made kilt is immoral.

But I wish not to stir the pot anymore then that.

Indeed! We are actually in the process of updating all our products to give a clearer representation of their quality and hence value. I wrote this information page which covers the differences between our kilts: How to find your perfect kilt