Quote Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome View Post
... you can't just assume that if a kilt is made in Scotland it will be the best quality, and if a kilt is made anywhere else it will be poor quality. Some of the best kilts I have seen have been made in North America... I've also seen some "less than fabulous" kilts made in Scotland. So county of origin is no guarantee. ...
This was my first thought when I started to read this thread.

My experience with Scottish-made products is not unlike my experience with products from anywhere else in the world. Some are magnificent and some suck. Scotland, like everywhere else, produces craftspersons who take sincere and profound pride in their work, and others who exploit the good reputation those fine craftspersons earn by selling slop and calling it "quality" simply because it's made in Scotland.

I see you're another kiltie from southern Arizona. Arizona is well represented here (which somehow strikes me as odd, considering the temperatures in the region and the woolly nature of kilts). A warm welcome to the forum from Southern California. If you're ever in San Diego and you'd like to see the quality-spectrum of Scottish made garments, look me up.