Quote Originally Posted by Colin
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.
Point taken, Colin. I agree that the traditional kilt is thought of as Scottish - as it should be - but I still maintain that the contemporary variations of it, unless designed and produced in Scotland, are not and should not be labelled as Scottish. I do all I can to emphasise this whenever my contemporary kilts attract comments.

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
Why should they be thought of as "American-Scottish", I wonder? Neither the kilts, nor Howie, have any connection with America!! I must admit that I personally think of them as Scottish, but when questioned, or I become involved in a conversation about them, I refer to Howie's TFCK kilts as "contemporary Scottish kilts" and go on to explain that, although they may not be made in tartan fabrics, they are tailored along similar lines, and by the very same kiltmakers who produce them, as the traditional tartan kilts we all know, love and recognise. They are basically Scottish kilts with a modern twist!