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

[M. A. C. Newsome]

To those that want box pleats then go ahead, there are undoubted advantages with them, but in my humble opinion looks are not one of them! Do not expect kilt makers in Scotland to make a kilt with them(they might,but I doubt it) either and don't expect Box pleats to impress in the land where the knife pleated kilt is king. Regardless of what the historical evidence quite correctly says.

Thanks for your input, Jock. You've stated several times in the past that box pleated kilts are not the recognized norm in Scotland, and I believe that everyone recognizes that fact. They are not the recognized norm in America, either.

Safe to say, across the globe, when most people think "kilt" what they have in mind is knife pleated and made of a nominal eight yards of cloth. It's the standard.

What the original poster is asking is for those who have worn both styles, what differences they may have noticed.

For the record, I've shipped several of my four yard box pleated kilts across to the UK (both Scotland and England), so someone over there must like the style!