My partner is a BIG guy, and he looks great in his traditional tailor made kilt. My advice would be to go to a reputable Kiltmaker, get properly measured and do not attempt to buy something 'off the peg'. A good Kiltmaker will take into account his body shape and will make small adjustments in the making up of the kilt. BEWARE of companies like one (see link below).


The following messages were taken from another kilt board.....#1 is my original posting :-

I am not a customer of this company . Judging by their pictures of their things (particularly the bottom four), I doubt if I ever will be.
To me they look awful, no shape and no style. I would not dare be seen wearing one.
I might be judging them harshly, but their own advertising would not induce me to pay them for one of their unbifurcated garments ( I cannot bring myself to call them kilts).
Am I being unjust?

http://www.adamsweb.us/kingkilts/gallery.htm




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I do not believe that King Kilts is a traditionally trained kiltmaker and they certainly do not profess to be. From their product gallery, their products do not appear to be particularly suitable for either formal attire or normal daywear. They appear to be a strictly non-traditional budget garment perhaps suitable for those in an athletic event or a setting where scrutiny from knowledgable eyes is not a concern. I cannot comment on whether they are or are not by definition a kilt as I do not own one. However, I can say that, from looking at the photographs on their website, their products appear to be a significant departure from what one would consider to be a kilt in the traditional sense. Objectively speaking of course.







I remember a member of xmarks ordering a kilt from them, and having the "kilt" show up with th e pleats going in the wrong direction. The reply from the company to this was that they were not aware that the pleats were supposed to go in a particular direction. and this from the same group that was running a casual kilt comparrison guide for awhile. On the positive note, the person that ordered from them said that the craftsmanship was very good. I believe that he ended up donating the skirt to a charity for women, as it would have been too much work to correct the pleats.





I guess it all boils down to the old rule of thumb... you get what you pay for.





Yes. you get what you pay for.
I ordered a "King Kilt" when I started wearing kilts because I do not have the money for more.
I was a desaster!
Handsewn but with very wide stitches, the pleats started pulling apart immediatly.
No inside construction at all so all pull goes directly to the pleats.
The sewn part of the pleats is not really straight and it is very difficult to arrange the bottom part of the pleats into something resembling straight lines!
And then it wrinkles badly - I have one in black cotton.
The aprons have no flare at all.
The velcro closure goes over the whole width of the apron - making it quite stiff - and it is in white- on a solid black "kilt"!! I was told she could not get black velcro! Poor America!
Some time later I mailed them with all these comments and never got a reply.

So, conclusion: I would recommend no one to buy such a piece of clothing, it is no kilt it is a disappointment!

I have added a stabiliser and I only wear it when I do dirty household work and only my family is around, I do not want to be seen in it by anybody else!