"Jacobite" garb

[Ryan Ross]

I do have a bit of a belly! plus the "highland outfitters" in my area will not do 4-5 yard box pleated kilts for love nor money. They just refuse to do them. They will do 6 yards tho but only in heavy weight. Most highland outfiters in Scotland are stuck in the "it has to be 8-9 yards to be a proper kilt". Even when i explain in simple terms that im wanting an early kilt. Plus they say with medium weight it wont have the weight to give it a good swing. One even said it would be like a school girls skirt! bloody cheek.

Aye, I've heard the school girl skirt comment (mainly from Scots) before. Truth is, if I were you, I'd just have the thing made in the states and end up with what you actually want: four yards (I'd reccomend heavy weight, but 13 oz. will certainly get you by), non-overlapping box pleats. Matt Newsome, of the Scottish Tartans Museum and Newhouse Highland, makes the very finest, but there are several suppliers that can make a fine four yard kilt for you.

I should also point out that the outfit im going for is more of an 1790s-1800 outfit rather than a 1745 style.

Noted, good sir. Bare in mind, though, that for that specific period, unless you want to give a millitary impression, you'll probably want to have them pleat the kilt randomly, rather than to a stripe.