Ever Heard of Them?

**Sir William** · 9th December 09, 04:23 AM

My experience with them has been good.

I ordered an 8 yard kilt from them when visiting Edinburgh in 2006, some time before I even heard of XMTS. The kilt arrived within a few weeks, it fit perfectly, and I had absolutely no complaints. I contacted them by e-mail after I returned home about the pleating and they quickly responded to my question and request.

My only "disagreement" with them came while being measured: the clerk wanted to make the length to mid-knee, and I wanted it just resting at the top of the knee. He said mid-knee was the length worn in Scotland and no doubt thought I was some kind of barbarian, but he didn't argue the point with me and I got the length I wanted.

**MacBean** · 15th December 09, 09:18 AM

Originally Posted by Sir William

My only "disagreement" with them came while being measured

Off topic, so please don't let me hijack the thread... I was at a storefront of one of the main tartan weavers in a somewhat remote part of Scotland this summer and asked for "McBain" tartan. The attendant, who did not seem to have a local accent (or maybe not a Scottish accent at all), counterposed before offering to help, "We say 'MacBean' here". I was quite taken aback that the person thought they should corect my pronounciation of my own clan name (in addition to being arguably wrong). It bugged me and still does, just as it would for an attendant to argue my choice of kilt length. I guess it must be hard to deal with tourist influxes.