I believe the first complaint you will get is "This is a KILT site, not a Scottish wear or tartan site." Meaning, many of the people here care nought for tartan at all. It is Kilts they care about. And for them, the name of trews made from the fabric of their kilts can be Blue Jeans or Chinos.

Yes, I know, there is a special pattern by which trews are tailored, with fewer seams, etc., but let's face it, in the eyes of many "Trews" simply means Tartan Trousers.

I believe you are right- one CAN acquire ex-military regimental trews for a lot less than a kilt ( provided one is the lucky size) , but then one runs afoul of the "That's not YOUR regiment" crowd.

Call me crezzy, but I think most people wade in to their kilt outfits by purchasing the kilt first. A jacket that also works with trews, or even a plaid, usually comes much later.

Of course, "Much Later" is about the time many kilt wearers realize their kilt has shrunk in the closet. They may decide then to opt for trews instead of kilt rebuilding or purchase of a new one to cover their expanded holdings, but I am not so sure.

Who is your man, the SNP guy? He wears tartan trousers, apparently because he is waiting for Independence to put on a kilt. From my recollection, though, "close fitting" is probably not what his tailor would recommend.