New kilt question from a newbie.

[sjrapid]

I'm right on the edge of buying my first kilt and I'd like some advice, especially as I've never spent as much on a piece of clothing as a modern kilt seems to cost.

As P1M says, there's nothing quite like a bespoke traditional tartan kilt. Compare the price with a bespoke suit as I did here and it doesn't look too expensive.

Good luck with the addiction. You won't keep it down to one kilt, as others have pointed out.

Best regards

[staticsan]

As P1M says, there's nothing quite like a bespoke traditional tartan kilt. Compare the price with a bespoke suit as I did here and it doesn't look too expensive.

That's very interesting. Because I have actually been doing such comparisons for a couple of months now.

I'm not looking for a kilt ensemble that would replace a tailored suit. This is because I have no reason to wear a tailored suit so no reason to wear a fully custom kilt ensemble. (Besides, I just cannot afford either.) What I'm instead looking for is the equivalent of almost-name-brand jeans or cargo pants. This puts them in the same class the sort of duds I'm wearing now most of the time and makes it affordable to acquire several over time.

My problem with that approach is that kilts haven't reached that kind of mass-production yet.

The closest I've been able to get it to accept that I will be paying something like AU$200 per kilt to start with - this is about 3 times what I've *ever* paid for a pair of jeans - but recognizing that I'm getting in return a noticeable improvement in garment quality and life.

Good luck with the addiction. You won't keep it down to one kilt, as others have pointed out.

Oh, I fully expect to acquire more than one.