Quote Originally Posted by ardchoille View Post
I agree totally. A garment that is machine-made of other than true tartan, and not custom made to the wearer's measurements, is not a kilt. Instead of using the word "kilt", they should use the word "garment". Any kilt is also a garment.. but any garment is not always a kilt regardless of how you dress it up. There is simply no comparison between a Rolls Royce and a Volkswagen Beetle.
This a taxonomy problem and we'd have to be taxologists.

Here's what you have done: garment would equal vehicle, rolls and vw are both automobiles, more specifically passenger vehicle. At that point, they are the same thing: passenger vehicle. There needs to be further distinction to separate the two vehicles: one is luxury, the other modest. However, you then have to figure in Mexican or German VWs, Bentley's, etc. You haven't even begun to look at other vehicle or automobile manufacturers.

In the same way, we are talking about an article of clothing, that type is called a skirt, that type is called a kilt. Now somebody want to make a case for subdividing that.

If they get their way, what about R-Kilts' black leather kilt? How would he be able to market that? It's not woven, it's not plaid/tartan, it's not made in Scotland, I'm pretty sure the leather doesn't even come from Scotland. How well could Rob market his product if these people get their way? Rob's Leather Skirts for Men probably isn't going to do much for him.

My answer would be to build consumer awareness, there's a lot more choice than they think out there and there's some cautions, too.