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    I'm confused by this statement on the site:
    "HOWEVER, please keep in mind that the Economy Kilt (both Stock and Special-Order) is NOT a custom tailored kilt, so it will most likely not fit as if it was tailored for you."

    They say it won't be tailor-made, but then there's the order form that asks for your waist, hip and length measurements.

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    We use our economy kilts for all our wedding rentals. For the price these are very nice kilts. We rarely have any kind of complaint about them. I have one myself and have been wearing it to Burn's night for a few years now and it still looks great. I thank you for you interest and I hope to hear from you soon.

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    Hey Steve,

    What are your recommendations re washing that particular fabric? I've seen several other varieties of poly/wool advertised as machine washable, and have machine washed some I got from B&S with no apparent damage.
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    We always recommend dry cleaning. You should ask your dry cleaner if they have experience with leather and pleats before leaving your kilt with them. Your economy kilt will look better longer.
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    Hmm, decisions decisions. Anyone have both? How's the quality? Which would you choose?
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    Haha! Well my dad lives in Montana so the weather is a little warmer.

    I would love to get him an ex-military kilt or even an ex-hire kilt, but the ones I've found are out of our price range for a Christmas present for one person.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Squeaky McMurdo View Post
    Haha! Well my dad lives in Montana so the weather is a little warmer.

    I would love to get him an ex-military kilt or even an ex-hire kilt, but the ones I've found are out of our price range for a Christmas present for one person.

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    Hey Chelsea - have you contacted Arizona Kilts? http://www.arizonakilts.com/
    Because of a family situation, Graeme is selling off his inventory and closing his store. At one time a few weeks back, he still had ex-hire kilts available for sale. You may want to give him a quick call to see what is remaining.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NewEnglander View Post
    I'm confused by this statement on the site:
    "HOWEVER, please keep in mind that the Economy Kilt (both Stock and Special-Order) is NOT a custom tailored kilt, so it will most likely not fit as if it was tailored for you."

    They say it won't be tailor-made, but then there's the order form that asks for your waist, hip and length measurements.
    Makes no sense to me either, especially as they say it may not fit well if your hip measurement is more than 4 inches more than your waist, but then they ask for both numbers?

    I have a black kilt made of 'acryllic wool' which feels like a blend of wool and acryllic (?), which I had custom made in Pakistan. Of course I just sent them the three numbers. I didn't go there for a fitting. Fits perfectly, though. Cheap too, although the postage cost as much as the kilt. It was a one-off deal on eBay, so not repeatable unfortunately, and they only offered solid black or Royal Stewart. It's the full 8yds, as well. Pakistani tank?

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