I have two UK made kilts presently in hand. One is a 13 oz. Kinloch Anderson in their Corporate tartan, while the other is a 16 oz. kilt in Campbell of Argyll Weathered tartan purchased from Nicolson Highlandwear.

As for those kilts not presently in hand, I have one 6 yd hipster on order from TFCK in their AR-1 black wool and will soon be ordering a fourth traditional kilt, most likely in an Irish tartan. I am feeling the need for a little bit of color.

While I am leary of wearing my traditional kilts for everyday use, I do wear them around more than most, I suspect. I am not fond of having things around that I do not use, and I love how they look and feel as compared to my casuals: sumptuous, decadent, sensual... Since my wife Karen REALLY likes seeing me in a traditional kilt, I like to give her something to think about from time to time.

Having never worn P/V, I can only compare wool to my Pittsburgh Kilts in 100% 13 oz cotton or a lighter weight poly/cotton blend in the case of my MARPAT kilt. When my pair of P/V kilts arrive from Bear in late Sept./early Oct, I will have something to add to this ovine/cellulose debate.

Where the 13 oz brushed cotton is concerned, it feels more like 15-16 oz fabric since Jeff at PK washes and preshrinks the fabric before he fashions it into product. The kilts hang beautifully, and I love their heft. The majority of casual kilts that I see on the various sites look thinnish in comparison, making me hesitant to order one. [If I am wrong on this point I would appreciate being told differently.] Of course, cotton does not move anything like wool, but unlike kilts fashioned from relatively stiff canvas fabrics, it does have some swish.

As JimmyC wrote, casuals have their place. They are practicalk and more affordable, but in my opinion there is no comparison between cotton and a properly made wool kilt of good weight. When I think about adding another casual to my wardrobe it makes me feel good in the same way that adding a needed tool to the work shop can do. But now that I have worn one, the thought of adding another traditional wool kilt REALLY gets me stoked.

That said, I really am looking forward to my tartan kilts from Bear. One will be an 8 yard Ramsay Blue, the other a 4 yd Grizzly Cut in the Warrior tartan. [Other than to say that it looks purpleish, I am not even sure what the Warrior tartan looks like since the example was pretty dark.] As I stated above, I am in the mood for some color!

Mychael