Not real kilts?

[Graham]

One of my mates here has ordered his first kilt. He decided to order from an Australian kiltmaker, even tho' I gave him details from both Bear and Cheapkilts sites.
Fair enough I guess.
He will be paying about $550Aus for his kilt and I'm sure it will be worth it, he said that his supplier says that anything less than an 8 yard kilt is a ladies pleated skirt, and a kilt that is not hand sewn he considers likewise.

I disagree with this view and appreciate Bear and Cheapkilts (and others) for offering alternatives.

Even if I had the money for a full worsted wool kilt, it would be so precious to me (and costly) that I would only wear it for special occasions.
That's not what I want out of a kilt, I want a kilt that I can feel free to wear hiking, working, sitting on the ground and mucking around in.

[Blu (Ontario)]

It sounds to me like the Aussie kiltmaker was throwing out a bit of mis-information with the sole purpose of clinching a sale. We've been around that question enough years now to know better but to a neophyte, that sort of comment might hit a nerve. It worked by the sound of it.

[Canuck]

Maybe after he has the traditional and finds out how wonderful they are he will go for a second and purchase a Bear kilt.

[Blu (Ontario)]

Maybe after he has the traditional and finds out how wonderful they are he will go for a second and purchase a Bear kilt.

Interesting....at some point, it seems, many of us... perhaps most...realize that one kilt is just not enough.:mrgreen:

[angerli]

Interesting....at some point, it seems, many of us... perhaps most...realize that one kilt is just not enough.:mrgreen:

I belong to the Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum. Their motto is..."Unum Non Satis" which means...you guessed it...

Sandy

[Mike1]

Thread restored.

[mrpharr]

Great thread. Lots of good info even if it is an older one...

[Alan]

My thoughts on kilts:
My first kilt was made in Scotland by Jeffrey Tailor and it is an excellent garment
with good weight and swing. It fits like a glove and I enjoy wearing it a lot. I also have a kilt from SW and it too is a good kilt. I doesn't fit as well as my tank but it has it's purpose. I also have made a few kilts from canvas. These kilts, like my tank, fit like a glove because they were made using my measurements. They don't have the swing of the tank but then they are not wool. They do have a purpose though. Have you ever tried wearing an 8 yd. kilt in the summer in Georgia? Summer temps can be in the 90s and above. Especially in August. It is also very humid here in the summer. The canvas kilts will be a lot more comfortable in that kind of weather. A 4 yd kilt would probably be allright also. It's like the old saying: If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and looks like a duck then it's a duck. If a garment has two front aprons and is pleated in the rear then it's a kilt. In my opinion a kilt also doesn't have to be made from a tartan material. Would I wear my canvas kilt to a wedding? NO. But I will wear it to do yard work and knock around in. Just my opinion.

[bubba]

I know I'm going to want more than one kilt. After all, you don't wear jeans on formal occasions. Different types for different occasions. To me it's a kilt if it's designed and made for a man, it's a skirt if it's made for women. I'm new to it all but even I know this.
Mike

[Dakotan]

I know what you mean, Blu. It's now 5 Kilts later for me.

So, "anything less than an 8 yard kilt is a ladies pleated skirt", eh?

Yeah... and anything that isn't a Bentley isn't a luxury automobile.

This is strictly my own opinion Graham, but it sounds like your friend is buying a kilt that's most likely going to be "kept in the garage" and rarely if ever "driven".... if you take my meaning.