Quality of a Tank vs other kilts

[Riverkilt]

Congrats on taking the plunge.

I wore one of my hand sewn kilts, the Royal Air Force tartan 16 ounce Strathmore Mills kilt to work yesterday...work included time in court. I wear my hand sewn kilts to work a lot. Also wear them out to dinner, and since smoking in dance places has been banned in Arizona, I wear them dancing. I wear them hiking.

I believe they were made to be worn, so I do.

Only place I still don't wear them is boating (visions of Natalie Wood drowning in her fur coat) and in the forest. Don't wanna get any pitch on them.....well okay, wouldn't hike in them in cactus country either.

I just brush them off after each wearing, like I used to do with wool suits back when. Let them hang out or if I've managed to put a bit of a crease in the pleats hit them with a quick blast from the Black and Decker Gizmo and all is well.

As my kilt addiction has merged with Kathy Lare's craftsmanship and I now have nine of her hand sewn kilts and a Celtic Croft I find that when I'm choosing a kilt for the day or an event I select a hand sewn. My guess is that's about having a choice of tartans in hand sewn kilts and wanting to look nice. Different than deciding to wear the one hand sewn in the closet.

So the more hand sewn kilts you buy, the more you'll wear them.

That's also a good way to reduce the wear and tear. Buy a bunch and rotate them.

Ron

[The Wizard of BC]

As your reading the responses your getting about the hardiness of a Tank Please read carefully.
I will also say the same thing but I'll make it obvious.
A well made, Hand sewn, kilt from a good quality will last and continue to look good for a very long time, [SIZE=5][COLOR=Red]IF WELL TAKEN CARE OF!!
[COLOR=Black][SIZE=3]You do not subject it to the abuse you would a pair of jeans!
You do hang it up properly each and every time you take it off!
You do clean the kilt when needed!
You do take care not to tear or rip it!
You do take care not to stain it!

If you are going to spend $600.00 on a garment, then treat it like it costs $600.00.

I'm pretty rough on clothing so my Tewksbury Tank is for those times when I want to wear it. When I want to look like I'm wearing the best garment I own. For those other times I use a lesser quality kilt.