Quote Originally Posted by AllenJ
Is it just me or do the pleats on this box pleat look way too wide?
http://www.kilts-n-stuff.com/Kilts/phillabegs.html
Not really. Consider the wide pleats on this period image of belted plaids:



...And this philabeg from the 1770's. Note that the wide boxpleats are the full circumference of the kilt, not just the rear: