American by birth, Scots-Irish by DNA

GG · 20th March 25, 01:00 AM

Originally Posted by CBH

But I also bet that if you had them side by side, that everyone would instantly identify the higher-end wool kilt as more attractive.

That's true.

GG · 20th March 25, 01:13 AM

My point is what shall a kilt replace?

If cheap shorts or jeans, a cheap kilt is fine. If branded, high-quality shorts or jeans, a better (more expensive) kilt shall be right. If tux or tails, a hand-stitched kilt might be what to go for. But you don’t need risk destroying this expensive, 8-yard wool kilt for hiking or washing your car or shopping grocery in the local supermarket on a Saturday morning with your wife. Here a more suitable (inexpensive) kilt is all you need.

The worst thing that can happen is that being in the need of the RIGHT kilt for the purpose keeps you from wearing a kilt - as I see it.

**Jock Scot** · 20th March 25, 01:45 AM

As has been already suggested on page one, "hurry slowly."

**RGM1** · 20th March 25, 06:02 AM

And USA kilts does really good work.

**PiperPadre** · 20th March 25, 01:56 PM

Since Logan's and MacLennan's share the same tartan (I've got MacLennan blood), I've done extensive research into all the tartans the various mills produce and far above the rest was House of Edgar's modern colors from the "Old and Rare" collection.

It's well worth checking out.

**PiperPadre** · 20th March 25, 02:56 PM

https://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/...64#post1409164

Here you can see the Logan/MacLennan tartan in colors that are a bit truer than the HoE website depicts.

**George T Logan Jr** · 20th March 25, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by RGM1

And USA kilts does really good work.

I've been getting swatches from them. I've gotten HOE 13oz, Locharron 16oz, Locharron 13oz, and STR 13oz. I'm expecting a couple more, looking for differences between the fabric and trying to imagine what a whole kilt would look like from an HOE swatch that's only about 5 x 8 inches.

**George T Logan Jr** · 20th March 25, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by PiperPadre

https://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/...64#post1409164

Here you can see the Logan/MacLennan tartan in colors that are a bit truer than the HoE website depicts.

This really shows what a finished kilt would look like then! And to be sure, this is the Ancient colors?

**PiperPadre** · 20th March 25, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by George T Logan Jr

This really shows what a finished kilt would look like then! And to be sure, this is the Ancient colors?

No, those are the modern colors by House of Edgar (Old and Rare Collection).

**OC Richard** · 21st March 25, 06:10 AM

Thanks for joining!

About colours, here's a collage I put together that I think shows the differences pretty well. (The tartan is Fraser.)

The various mills agree on what "modern colours" and "ancient colours" are called and look like.

With "weathered colours" that's Lochcarron's name, while Dalgliesh uses "reproduction colours". Note that in "weathered/reproduction colours" green becomes brown and blue becomes grey.

The "muted colours" shown are unique to House of Edgar. (Sorry that swatch is a different Fraser sett.)

About the various styles of kilts, personally I prefer hand-stitched kilts made in the traditional way over modern machine-stitched kilts, but I recognise that there's a place for all sorts. Here's my take on it (I receive no income from YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px5D9CFCi7Q