Questions on the Newsome 4yrd Box Pleat or 8yrd Knife Pleat?

[davidlpope]

I have 4yd box-pleats, and 5, 6, and 8yd knife pleats, most made by Matt Newsome. My hands-down favorite kilt is my 6yd knife-pleat handmade by Matt, pictured below. It looks like a "traditional kilt"**, is made of heavyweight tartan, and is well-balanced (due to there being two less yards of fabric in the pleats)and comfortable in any climate that I've been in. It dresses up or down equally well and the craftsmanship is the best of any I've seen. In my mind it has all the benefits of the other styles with none of the drawbacks. I like it so much that I currently have another kilt of this type on order with Matt. I highly recommend this style and Matt's handiwork.








**I'm using the definition that I think most Highlanders would describe as a "traditional kilt", i.e. made of tartan, 8yds, knife pleated. It should be noted, though, that the 4yd box-pleated kilt is a historical, older form of the kilt, thus some would argue that it, in fact, is more "traditional".

[Mael Coluim]

David, Prince Charles has nothing over you! Well, maybe next in line for a Kingdom.