New Stillwater Kilt Tartan Announced!

[M. A. C. Newsome]

this thread is about the new line of kilts from still water! not manufacting or production

Yes, and that's why I'm talking about the new line of kilts from Stillwater here. Again, the issue isn't the production of kilts in Asian countries in general. We've had that discussion before.

The discussion is about the appropriateness of producing kilts in this particular tartan in such a country.

Frankly, when I first saw Stillwater offering the Leatherneck tartan, I didn't even think about it. But I know it's a huge issue for some, because multiple people have brought it to my attention (outside this forum). So now I am thinking about it.

I knew this new line was being discussed here, and I wanted to bring the point up to see what people's reactions might be.

comparing Pakistan to North Korea is NOT cool.

Sorry, I was reaching for an obvious example and that came first to mind. Saudia Arabia is also a military ally, yet there is a lot going on in that country that I wouldn't want my dollars to support.

No, Pakistan is not North Korea. But it ain't Kansas, either.

[Sciuropterus]

No, Pakistan is not North Korea. But it ain't Kansas, either.

No argument there! I'll take lots of pictures when I'm there next year (Pakistan, not Kansas).

Matt, we obviously won't agree 100% on this one, and that's understandable. Having each said our piece in the above posts, I hope we can put this behind us.

[Gordon]

has anyone asked a Marine, what they think of Pakistani Leatherneck kilts being sold in USA (by a US company)?

to echo Matt;
it's not just any tartan.

[Wompet]

has anyone asked a Marine, what they think of Pakistani Leatherneck kilts being sold in USA (by a US company)?

Probably the same thing INS and the U.S. Border Patrol thought when their uniforms were being made in Mexico: "Wait a (enter expletive of choice here) minute?!"
But:

to echo Matt;
it's not just any tartan.

Given the facts that Steve is a former Marine, that he would have taken that question and reactions to it under consideration, the quality of Stillwater kilts, and that Pakistan is a military ally, your average kilt-wearing Marine (that has to be an oxymoron) is probably all for it.

As a side note, has History Channel's "Mail Call" done anything on the Highland Regiments yet? Someone send a USMC SWK to R. Lee Ermey.