Ok, let's see. I see the future of the kilt getting even more blurred than it is. I don't care if the Tripp garment is called a kilt or not. I don't care if UK is a kilt or not. I know that Steven V. does not call his garment a kilt or credit any Celtic or Scottish inspiration for it. As new designers catch on that there is a market, there will be new and different definitions of "Kilt".

What I do know is that it is quite possible that in the very near future you will see UK's in a wider retail environment. WalMart? Probably not. But there are a lot of people who would like to see a UK, or something like it, sold in stores other than one location in Seattle. OK, there is a market, and I'm sure Steven will make even more money servicing that market.

Do I want to see the kilt priced near the cost of a pair of jeans? No. I like being different. Will I buy a Tripp garment? probably not. But that is because it is not my style of garment. I probably won't buy a silver Lamme kilt either.

What I do wish is that I could find some way to get the price of my custom made kilts down to where almost anyone who wishes to wear the kilt can afford one.

The growth of membership of just this forum is one indication that kilts, in all their variety, are here to stay for a while. Probably all the rest of this week. If this current boom in kilts busts I guess I'll be out of a job. Again. I don't see that happening. I see a day very soon when this forum seems passe because kilted men won't be so uncommon. It is already not unusual for members here to see another kilts in their town. Rare, but no longer shocking.

I can't remember the last time someone gave me that look that says "OH my, he must be a cross-dresser." The kilt is recognized and appreciated for what it is. Even if it is Camo fabric and worn like baggy cargo shorts.

The only thing we need now is more of the current X Markers who have made a kilt or two to step up and start their own business and get more and different versions of the kilt out there.