I have kilt I ordered through the local shop, "The Scottish Country Shop", in Portland Or. (really great folks by the way) I also have two Scottish casual weight kilts that I bought through "the Scottish Lion" catalog. My good kilt has a lable in it that say "Locarran" (sp. ?) which I believe is the mill the fabric came from. When I ordered it the order form said "Strathmore" which I belive is the term for the weight which is 13 oz. The pleats lay "flatter" than the pleats on my p-v kilt or even the two Scottish casual so that at first glance it appears thinner, but when I move and the pleats start to swing it's obvious that this kilt is much more substantial. The pleats are absolutely knife sharp and crisp where the pleats on my p-v are "softer". I suspect that the "softer" edge of the pleats on the p-v is what gives it the "fuller" look. Between the two kilts the older wool kilt looks brand new while the relatively new kilt looks like I've had it for years.

Different kilts for different occasions, but in a purely critical analysis there is a difference between a traditional wool kilt and one made of p-v.

Jamie