Cotton Kilts

[Jimmy Carbomb]

AS with many fabrics, you have to take the weight and weave into consideration just as much as the fibre. An 8 ounce wool won't necessarily hold-up as well as a 13 ounce cotton twill... and I've owned both.

Any heavy material with a TIGHT weave will hold well. Any heavy material with a loose weave won't.

Any light material with a TIGHT weave will hold okay. A light material with a loose weave will disintegrate. Don't sneeze on it!

When you can get a heavy fabric, tight weave and find it in a "maintenance-friendly" fibre... go for it! Wait until you find a 13 ounce brushed cotton and feel the stuff. Then, imagine it pleated!

[kiltedpride]

In my opinion there can be no substitute for a 8 yard tartan woollen kilt - it can be worn day after day, hung up each day and any minor creases fall out over night. A kilt was never designed to be made in any other material and nothing looks worse than a creased kilt. Don't compromise on quality.