I have a Stillwater Black Watch Standard, and while it's my first kilt, I like it a lot. The pics' in my gallery.

I'm long in the upper body and I live in levi's. Problem is, unless I specifically buy "long" cut shirts, they always pull out of the waistband of the levis'. The stillwater kilt, because it's high-cut like a traditional kilt, solves this problem and it also make me "bottom half" look longer. This is nice after a lifetime of looking at myself in the mirror or photographs and seeing my "top half" look too long.

I'd assumed that Stillwaters kilts were assembled offshore, since I cannot imagine how he could be making a go of it as a business, offering kilts that clearly contain that much work, at those prices.

The only comment I'd make is that I wish the leather/buckles were a bit heavier weight. They look fine and I have no actual complaint, I just "kind of wish" they were more substantial. However, for the money, ifyou're looking for a traditionally styled kilt, the Sillwater seems good to me. I like it well enough that I'll probably be buying a Black Stewart from him fairly soon.

This is my utterly uninformed opinion, having seen close up, exactly ONE kilt in my lifetime....this one!

BTW, I got out the tape measure and had my wife measure my waist and butt and come up with 44 waist, 54 butt. The waist measurement was about two inches below the navel, the butt measurement was as the widest part of me butt. I got a 44 Stillwater from Jerry and it was 'way too big. I played with the buckles and took some more measurements and decided that a 40 would just about do it, so I mailed it back. We swapped e-mail later, and he sent me a 40, which got here in short order. It fits just great.

I'm impressed with Jerry and his attention to his business, and I'd not hesitate to purchase from him again.