Having gone from making kilts with what I had around in my stash to buying large amounts of quality cloth, I have now got a range of kilts of different lengths.

The 8 yard ones do move differently, but I am not sure that I could wear a heavy wool down here on the South coast. Even in the middle of winter. However, I now plan all my kilts on the exuberant side.

I have found that even a cotton or wool/man made mixture looks better when made from the more excessive lengths, and although a 5 yard kilt does well enough, using 7 to 8 yards takes things to a different level of swish.