hmmm, now there's an idea! A sheet metal kilt. Would you advise rivets or welding to hold the pleats in place? It get's pretty cold here in the winter, so I probably would only wear it in the summer. Come to think of it, I don't know if I'd want to be sitting around in a metal kilt in summer either -- gives a whole new meaning to cat on a hot tin roof. Guess I'll stick to cotton twill.