The perfect kilt for daily wear?

[creativeaccents]

Steve,

Thanks for all of the many good points. Your kilts are indeed excellent. In fact, in considering so many of your points, I consider your formal kilt with two side slash pockets to be very close indeed. I could imagine that in a wide range of fabrics so that it would certainly be the equal of others I have seen at 2000.00 on other "fashion" kilt sites.

I'm still pondering the leather straps though as I would question their use in a more formal business environment. That is NOT a shot, but a simple point of consideration. The formal has the smooth lines, nice contemporary look, and "flow" that would look good in formal tweeds and pin stripes or single colors as well as in less formal fabrics...a simple, classic look without being too (howls of protest here) Celtic, for a far broader, international market.

You have bought out many great points for further consideration. Thank You!

[ccga3359]

What was not mentioned was FK's beer gut cut. Extra measurements are taken for the dip in the aprons. Still I prefer to wear my FK at the navel. Doing this with wearing my kilt at my expanding waistgives me space behind the aprons for what ever is in my front pockets. Of my FK I use those pockets the most, in fact I prefer to have these pockets on all my kilts casual or traditional. I use my side cargo pockets fairly frequently as I don't wear the sporran with this kilt. Same goes for my RKilts although I tend to use the incorperated beer holder straps (tool holder? My foot) just as much. the rear pockets on my FK (not cargo as I didn't want to take away from the look of the pleats) is the least seldom used pockets. My next FK I will most definately get the front slash pocket but will probably opt out of the side and rear pockets and grab a sporran instead. At times I prefer the look of a sporran but would daren't wear it with all the pockets.

[James MacMillan]

What was not mentioned was FK's beer gut cut.

Wait a minute - The Wiz has a beer gut cut? That sounds like my kind of kilt!

Do I need to call Steve right now? I can always scroung a little more egg money together........

Oh Steve.............

[The Wizard of BC]

Well Master Guns I don't call what I do a "Beer Gut Cut" because that is what UK calls the feature they will do as an option at extra cost.

What I found when designing kilts is that almost all kilts can benefit from having the waistband sloped. The back higher than the front.

Now all my kilts incorporate Slope. How much depends on your particular shape.

Try this - wrap a bath towel around yourself where you would like your kilt to be. It doesn't matter if that is Traditional or Mid, or even Low Rise. Wherever you like wearing your kilt.
Then move around a bit, bend and sit. Let the towel settle to where it naturally wants to sit.
Then get a pencil and walk up to a door frame and mark the height of the back of the towel on the frame. Kinda like you used to do to measure your kids growth. Then turn around and make a mark at the height of the front of the towel.

Now step back and look at the two marks. That's your slope.

As far as I know, I am the only kiltmaker that uses slope. All the kilts I make use it and it is a standard part of my measuring system. I don't charge extra for it.

[James MacMillan]

Well Master Guns I don't call what I do a "Beer Gut Cut" because that is what UK calls the feature they will do as an option at extra cost.

What I found when designing kilts is that almost all kilts can benefit from having the waistband sloped. The back higher than the front.

Now all my kilts incorporate Slope. How much depends on your particular shape.

Try this - wrap a bath towel around yourself where you would like your kilt to be. It doesn't matter if that is Traditional or Mid, or even Low Rise. Wherever you like wearing your kilt.
Then move around a bit, bend and sit. Let the towel settle to where it naturally wants to sit.
Then get a pencil and walk up to a door frame and mark the height of the back of the towel on the frame. Kinda like you used to do to measure your kids growth. Then turn around and make a mark at the height of the front of the towel.

Now step back and look at the two marks. That's your slope.

As far as I know, I am the only kiltmaker that uses slope. All the kilts I make use it and it is a standard part of my measuring system. I don't charge extra for it.

That sounds interesting. I think I will move this to the PM mode.