Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
RockyR.

To their credit, there are many kiltmakers from outwith Scotland(some who contribute on this website)who make no secret of the fact that they make kilts to Scottish designs with Scottish cloth and Scottish tartans, BUT NOT ONCE, that I recall, have they ever claimed to sell a truely Scottish kilt made in Scotland. The Quallity of their work speaks for itself and they are justly proud of their nationality and I have no doubt that they will have nothing to fear from some sort of kilt legislation in Scotland.
See, this is the problem as I see it. A system labeling this as a Scottish kilt and that as not will hurt kilt makers outside of Scotland. At this point, a Newsome or USA Kilt is seen as a genuine kilt. We come up with a "Genuine Scottish Kilt" label, and all of a sudden, Barb Tewksberry will no longer be seen as making "genuine" kilts. Now myself, I would go the opposite direction and buy from no one other than American kilt makers if such a system came into existance, because at this point, I see us as a global community and I support that community. However, if such a legislated system were to pass, it would become an "us" and "them" issue- and I will support "us." However, there are a lot who won't- there are a lot of people who will want what they now perceive as "the real thing" and not some imitation. It seems to me that there are a lot of good, reputable kilt makers who's business will be hurt. I'm really interested to see what Rocky or Matt have to say on this issue, as well.