Can you help a beginner?

[Kid Cossack]

For a starter kilt, I don't think you can go wrong with . . . Stillwater Kilts. If it's listed on the website, it's in stock, and will ship really ridiculously quickly.

The Thrifties aren't bad, and I've got one, but I think it's better as a second, beater kilt. The Stillwater Standard will be a very dang decent simulacrum of a tank---it will be seven or eight yards, with buckles and straps of leather, with a lining, and decent pleating. The acrylic is easy care.

There are definite shortcuts in quality between a SWK and a tank---just as there are between, say, a Corvette and a Maybach (or whatever super hot super custom sports car you care to name). Sizing is off the rack, length is set at 24", there is the dread "pillow butt" issue. None of those are reasons not to buy a SWK.

In my opinion, the SWK standard is THE way to find out if you really like this whole kilt business.

[ardchoille]

Aye, as others have stated, Stillwater Kilts are great. I own two SWK Standard kilts and they are great kilts for the money.