A bit of history to this...

I gave Steven at UK a "Professional courtesy" call before we launched the new line of solids (as I did to FK and R-kilts) to let him know what we were doing and to squash any "rumor talk" before it could start.

I had a pre-existing "open line of communication" with them from a few years ago when we made our "victory kilt" model. Steven came out to our shop and we had a night on the town (he ended up crashing at my place before heading back out to Seattle).

As I said to him... we're not trying to step on people's toes or take over the "contemporary market". We're offering a different product from anything that's currently out there. He told me he'd put a mention about the new line in his newsletter... but I didn't think we'd have THAT kind of promo! I have to drop him a line to thank him...