Why does a kilt cost what it does? (re-hash for new folks)

[Bugbear]

Several members of my family run small businesses of one sort or another, and I have seen first hand what Rocky is talking about with the overhead eating up most and sometimes all of the profit for the owners. I don't begrudge the kiltmakers' prices, they actually seem reasonable, I do have to afford what I can afford, on the other hand. It's not always so clear cut and black and white in the grand kabuki dance of buying a kilt, but such is life.