Non-Scottish Kilts? HUH?!?

[Colin]

But Colin, could it be that Chris was thinking of (Robert) R-Kilts, (Terry) BearKilts and (Steve) Freedom Kilts - the only Canadian kiltmakers I know personally. All these fine gentlemen, located in Canada, have designed and now tailor kilts, but not Scottish kilts. Theirs are quite different, and I would venture to call them Canadian kilts. In fact that is just what I do when I am asked about them! "This is a Canadain kilt", I say, in the same way that I describe my Utilikilts, USA Kilt and Amerikilts as "American kilts"; my Cornish National as a "Cornish kilt"; my Brithwe Dewi Sant as a "Welsh kilt" and my two Brittany tartans as "Breton kilts"!!

Fair enough Hamish, but I believe all three of those kiltmakers lists their products as kilts not Scottish-Canadian kilts as Chris has suggested. I am also refereing to the view of the ordinary citizen, and not the people that make a living in the kilt market. I appreciate that kiltmakers have come out with new and innovative designs for kilts from firms based all over the world, but does that make the Kilt, as an entity rather than as a singular product, any less Scottish? I too think of Bear kilts as Canadian kilts, but I still think the Kilt as Scottish.

Out of curiousity, where would you classify some of the kilts from 21st century? Howie is Scottish and the kilts are made in Scotland, but they can get a bit far from the traditional kilt, does that make them American-Scottish kilts