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    Looking good.
    I also have a kilt in this tartan. When I ordered it I was expecting to find the Hamilton sett in shades of grey, however it is purely a fashion check named for Hamilton Products of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. The kilt is a standard 24" length which is slightly too long for me as I am only 5feet 9 inches tall, but it makes a good casual kilt for winter wear.
    Regional Director for Scotland for Clan Cunningham International, and a Scottish Armiger.

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    That looks good. Nicely put together.

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    Thanks everyone. Cessna, pretty much the same here. Was expecting something more muted, but was rather pleased when it showed up. It is a very versatile look. Mine was also 24" and I am 5'7". It is about an inch or so long so I have to hike it up a little high but for the price I paid, I really cannot complain. The more I wear it, the more I enjoy it.

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    I like the muted colour palette because of its subtlety. As for the sporran, I don't think it looks too low, but that may be because you are wearing your kilt high to compensate for the length. Looks good to me!
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    Quote Originally Posted by CMcG View Post
    but that may be because you are wearing your kilt high to compensate for the length. Looks good to me!
    I would not necessarily agree with that, while not PV, I have 2 wool kilts that are designed to be worn at that height as they have a higher rise. Granted not all my kilts are worn that high, but the ones designed to be worn with the higher rise are very comfortable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mickey View Post
    <snip> Mine was also 24" and I am 5'7". It is about an inch or so long so I have to hike it up a little high but for the price I paid, I really cannot complain.
    Quote Originally Posted by seanachie View Post
    I would not necessarily agree with that, while not PV, I have 2 wool kilts that are designed to be worn at that height as they have a higher rise. Granted not all my kilts are worn that high, but the ones designed to be worn with the higher rise are very comfortable.
    I made my comment based on what the OP wrote about his own kilt.
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    Quite right, I do have to wear all of my kilts a bit on the high side to keep a bit of knee showing. That's the price I pay (or don't pay, to be more precise) for buying off the rack and being on the short side. They are all comfortable this way so I don't mind that much. Until my weight stops being in flux, (lost nearly 30 lbs since Jan.) and I stop being cheap, I can't see having something custom fitted. This one is hemmed at the bottom, and rather poorly at that (even being new to kilts, it doesn't take a trained eye to recognize shoddy work) so it will be a fun project for me someday to re-do it to a proper length, probably when I get around to cutting down one of my thrift store jackets (which I learned here... thanks to several).

    As far as the sporran, it isn't that is seems to hang low on me, but rather in relation to the belt. Until a few weeks ago I had been wearing chains along with sporrans with clip rings mounted near the middle. I'm still getting used to the hangers and some new sporrans with rings mounted near the top, so it just sort of feels like they hang a bit low, at least compared with my others.

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    I like the kilt! Where did you get it? Are you happy with the kilt?

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    Thanks Hugh,
    This one is a PV from Heritage of Scotland. It was on sale and I couldn't pass it up. I love the tartan, and overall I like the kilt well enough, but as I mentioned, the bottom edge is hemmed and up close it looks a bit rough. Everything else though I can't really complain about, especially for the cost. We have a couple more from a local shop that are a lot better overall, but judging by the labels, they also are from HoS, (didn't know that until the HoS one was delivered) so I'm not sure about their quality control, or if they outsource their manufacturers (which would be my guess).

    If you get a good price on a sale, and don't mind several weeks wait for the shipping, IMO they make a perfectly decent kilt for running around town in or going to dinner. Not the greatest, but I certainly don't have any regrets. Haven't had a single bad comment on them, but there aren't any kilt police here. My wife likes the ones we have enough that she ordered another one for herself from them. When it shows up, I'll definitely take a pic and compare it to the others. Their cost, even with shipping, is better than the markup that my local shop tacks on to them.

    None of those kilts comes close, however, to my wool heavyweight from Stillwater. Even the SWK acrylics that I have in the house seem to be made better, but I'm not a fan of the material. Plus they don't have a really great selection on patterns.

    The other folks here could probably give you much better advice on HoS products and/or who might make a better PV kilt for the price. I just don't have any experience with other than those two companies at the moment.

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