I have a Matt Newsome 5 yard knife pleat in 16 oz. wool and am very pleased with it . It doesn't have as many pleats as my 13 oz. (?) 6 or so yard Stillwater Heavyweight wool kilt, but it feels much lighter. I can wear it all day and it doesn't feel heavy. The 16 oz. wool gives it a nice "swish". I didn't think too much of box pleats until I saw one in person. They really look quite nice. I think whichever way you go, you will be happy.
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I wore two different 8 yard wool kilts in Phoenix Arizona last August. My 13 oz for the day and a 16 oz for the evening were good. I was much cooler than anyone wearing pants. If I'm going to be outside and doing a lot of moving then I wear my 5 yard poly viscose or other light kilts up here at 4400' altitude. I was in Albuquerque last month to see Kathy Lare and was wearing my 8 yard Clarke and it was quite comfortable w/ just a t-shirt. I would have been hot out of the air conditioning w/ my P.C. rig. My recommendation is to go for the heaviest and best kilt you can for the wedding. O'Neille
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If you're bujying a new kilt, get the kilt you want - not onje geared for the weather on one particular day.
Now, some personal preferences that will rankle some folks here: I prefer the brighter modern colors to the faded ancient ones and find most hunting tartans to be less attractive than their regular counterparts.
Box-pleated kilts remind me of my daughter's cheerleading skirt.
Take that for the little it's worth. We all have preferences. Go with yours.
If you're bujying a new kilt, get the kilt you want - not onje geared for the weather on one particular day.
Now, some personal preferences that will rankle some folks here: I prefer the brighter modern colors to the faded ancient ones and find most hunting tartans to be less attractive than their regular counterparts.
Box-pleated kilts remind me of my daughter's cheerleading skirt.
Take that for the little it's worth. We all have preferences. Go with yours.
Nice to know I'm not the only one that thinks like this. I agree 100% with everything he said.
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If people don't like it they can go sit on a thistle.
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Originally Posted by Bob C.
If you're bujying a new kilt, get the kilt you want - not onje geared for the weather on one particular day.
Agreed with the caveat that it work for the weather where you will wear it most of the time.
I like both the weathered/ancient and the modern colours. However I tend to wear my Ancient Hunting Stewart of Appin more during the day since those colours lend themselves to brown. I prefer the modern colours for evening.
While I don't know about the cheerleading skirt bit, I'm not a fan of the box pleat either.
. It doesn't have as many pleats as my 13 oz. (?) 6 or so yard Stillwater Heavyweight wool kilt, but it feels much lighter. I can wear it all day and it doesn't feel heavy. The 16 oz. wool gives it a nice "swish". I didn't think too much of box pleats until I saw one in person. They really look quite nice. I think whichever way you go, you will be happy.
Originally Posted by Bob C.
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