Quote Originally Posted by Hamish
I have requested swatches of poly-viscose in the past and decided not to touch it where a kilt is concerned! I am afraid I am old-fashioned enough and sufficiently a traditionalist to require that my tartan kilts BE traditional.
You have to respect that much... and boy can I understand that?!

The biggest problem that we have over here is the availability of tartans, and the import taxes on the authentic wools that we import. If we had mills in North America that would have the "right" to produce the tartans, then I'm positive that there would be more wools available. Cost and availability would not be prohibitive.

IN GENERAL: kilts (other than casuals) made out of Poly/Viscose is akin to prefering cotton-canvas cowboy boots over leather because it's easier to clean and lighter on the feet. There's a reason that "items of quality" are made out of "items of quality".