New Kilt Day and some comparison

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Hello all,

I have enjoyed reading the wealth of info available on this site and finally found it fit for me to make my own first post and share some information for others to hopefully use.

I just received my new Stillwater Kilt in the mail today and I love it! It is the Weathered MacKenzie and the colors are perfect for fall and spring. This will be my second kilt and I thought it fit to compare it to my other which is a Tartanista I ordered online. The Tartanista is in the Black Watch tartan and both are listed as being acrylic.

I ordered both of these in a size 38 based on my measurements and to have the most overlap at the apron, I think that a 36 would fit, but I would rather get the straps moved than have an apron that is too short. Speaking of aprons, that is the main comparison of this post. In this post here Steve discusses how to measure a kilt for the waist which got me thinking about measuring other proportions of the kilt. I noticed that the apron on the size 38 Tartanista just did not fit the same as a 40 Tartanista or my 38 SWK. The front apron barely made its way across and it took carefully positioning for the apron to cover the under-apron. There was also a noticeable pull from the left side with the over-apron and pleats which I do not think looked good. Nothing was puckering or tight, it just looked as though there was not enough fabric used.

I went ahead and measured the front apron for all three of the kilts that I have Tartanista (38 and 40) and the SWK ( 38 ).

Front Apron at hem

• Tartanista 38 - 19.5in
• Tartanista 40 - 20.75in
• SWK 40 - 23.0in

Front Apron at waist

Tartinista 40 - 18in
SWK 40 - 19in




I find that the fit (not to mention the feel, color, and drape) of the SWK to be far superior to the Tartanista. This is to be expected at the change in price range. I also suspect that the change in price lends itself to a change in econnomy and material useage as is evidence in the measurements. Again, this is all my hypothesis from comparing the two of these kilts with what I have learned from you wise folks here. To my eye, they both have the same sort of flare or taper at the knee so the additional material of the SWK gives it a better fit and drape on my body ( and I suspect on others' as well!)

If anything is totally off or I'm missing something hugely obvious, let me know and we'll both learn. Otherwise, thank you so much for the awesome forum and I look forward to many years of posts!