Velcro??

[RockyR]

Thanks for all the positive words, guys!

The reason(s) we use velcro on our casuals is b/c it's got MUCH more flexability and is much easier for the first time kilt wearer. I've had that same question before : "Will it stay on?". I have no idea what type of intense grappling maneuvers people plan on DOING in a kilt (joking), but I can say with 99% certainty that it'll stay put, unless someone is INTENT on ripping it off of you. If you wear a belt with it, it'll DEFINITELY stay put... (there's a reason we put the belt loops by the outer edges of the front apron)

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask us (or all the other guys up here)!

[Riverkilt]

I'm with Kilted Taper, I'm outside the top of the bell curve and SWK's set length doesn't fit me. Rocky and Kelly cut my casual kilt length at 21 1/2"

Don't own a SWK because of that....not sure I would. I fear acrylic more than velcro.

The polyviscose fabric in the USA Casual doesn't pill, has the teflon coating for sloppy eaters like me, and can be washed in the machine (gentle cycle of course) and hung dry. And, its difficult to wrinkle, and when I do just steam it out with the Gizmo.

Sound like a sales pitch? Just my experience owning ten USA Casuals. I went a year listening to the praise for USA Kilts casuals before I finally bought one to see what all the fuss was about...then I laid out my hard earned money for a bunch of them.

Check my gallery back on page 3 or so for pics if that helps you.

Ron

[cavscout]

I think people don't realise that there are many different "strengths" of velcro. There is the cheap light weight stuff that sells for light duty decorative use on one end of the spectrum and then there is heavy duty military spec velcro found on scuba, mountain biking, and military combat gear and flight suits. The velcro on the USA kilts casuals is absolutely on the heavy duty end of the spectrum.

[Ialtog]

Just wanted to chime in regarding the velcro thing. I've worn my USAK casual to two Celtic society events and at both I have had the same reaction from guys who own nothing but traditional tanks: "Wow, that's sharp." They look at it and realize it doesn't have straps and they get confused. They too equated velcro with "one size fits all". My USA kilt is fashioned for my body and the velcro holds a treat. I'd feel nervous about velcro too if the kilt was a one size fits all, but with these I don't think you'll have a problem. And the look is just spot on.