I bought two PV casual kilts from HoS thinking that would be the cheapest way to get myself wearing kilts. I figured it would be better to have a larger number of moderate quality kilts than smaller number of good quality kilts. I also was thinking that with a cheaper kilt, I wouldnt feel so bad if it were to be wrecked. Well here's what I learned:

PV Kilt from HoS - $65 CAD
Taxes and Brokerage - $25 CAD - I skipped out on postage by buying two kilts and getting the free shipping.

After wearing my kilt my kilt for a few weeks, I realized that the standard 24" length of the PV kilts were way too long for me and my kilts were not nearly as comfortable as they should be. I took one kilt in to have it hemmed as a test. The results were excellent. The kilt fit nicer and sits nicely on my natural waist without making me look like 'revenge of the nerds'. So,

Hemming of kilt: $31 CAD

Total cost of PV HoS kilt: $120

I could have bought a kilt from USA kilts (see here), tailor-made to my measurements and picked from a wide range of tartans, (far more than the 10-15 common tartans HoS sells) for around the same price or a tad more.

I dont mean to rag on HoS, I've liked their service and their economy kilts are decent quality, but I could have got something much better at a similar value and less hassle.

A lesson for any newcomer to kilt-wearing, I suppose.

My next kilt will almost certainly be made-to-order.