Hands off our kilts: Scots bid to copyright their national dress

[neloon]

Perhaps, Jock, you and I (and, therefore, most other Scots) are not so concerned as commercial kiltmakers about where the product is made or even about its "quality" (beyond hoping that anything that is made should be made well) but rather more about its "authenticity". That is what the designation Traditional Speciality Guaranteed seeks to achieve. I realise that brings us back to a legal definition of "authentic" but that should not be impossible especially if those with a vested commercial interest were excluded from the discussion. (I, personally, would not regard some of Howie Nicholsby's creations as authentic, however marketable they might be.)
Alan