Quote Originally Posted by arrogcow
I'm a little confused by your idea of a great kilt. You complaine that some people wear poorly made ones, and seem to be looking to someone to make one properly. A great kilt is just a very large piece of fabric, no sewing (unless you need to join two pieces of fabric together to make it wide enough) and is pleated by the wearer. check out http://www.geocities.com/dougalmacl/kilt_making.html
My first kilt was a great kilt, in the Aberdeen tartan that was woven specially for me (try finding Aberdeen, you can't with out a special order). I think that what your seeing is that people either don't know how, or don't take the time to put it on right.

Adam
I personally don't want to fuss with spending 30 minutes to an hour properly pleating and wrapping a great kilt, laying it out on the floor, and rolling my self up like a sausage in a biscuit. No offense. It's just not practical. I have seen a few great kilts that are decent enough looking that you can just "put on" but the pleating on those looks funky, and over all I believe those are made just to be costumes. I want something I just put on, throw the wrap over my shoulders in what ever fashion I choose for that day, and just go. And I have seen some very nice great kilts made just that way but the cost is insane, plus, the ones I have seen are wool, dry clean only, and cost so much that I personally would never be able to afford one or wear one.

I am not one for ironing or spending a lot of time getting dressed. Rocky, I believe, understands that. I love the little blurb on his site about the Philabeg being designed for the lazy guy. I want a great kilt based on the same principles. Throw it on and go. If it gets dirty, no panic, no fuss, just wash it. It's not that I am lazy... It's that I am a guy... A man. I want to wake up and be ready to do what ever in 15 to 20 minutes tops. Not spend an hour or two or three getting ready.

I feel the great kilt has the potential to be a simple practical garmet.