What kilt?

[pipesndrumsnun]

I'll also second Ozman's advice...if the $200 for a 16 oz from Burnett's and Struth is too expensive for your wallet, do check out stillwaterkilts.com and thefrugalcorner.com.
Good luck with your first kilt purchase!!

[The Wizard of BC]

You need go no further than the advertisers bar at the top of this forum.

Rocky and Kelly at USA Kilts should be your first stop. A custom made kilt from them is a joy. So is the service.

The fabric for the first kilt on your wish list should be Poly/Viscous. It will be in the correct Tartan, the colors will be accurate, the kilt itself will be durable, machine washable, and capable of being dressed up very well.

Remember, you get what you pay for. In the kilt world that is very true.

[Mr. MacDougall]

I would like to get a tartan kilt (US Navy) to wear for casual

Rocky at USA Kilts recently special ordered a bunch of US Navy tartan in PV for us, and made some incredible kilts from them. Give him a call, as I'm fairly certain he still has enough to make more kilts.

After that, do check out Freedom Kilts, which is run by our own Wizard of BC. You may find that his Carhardt gold working kilt is attractive for the work environment, despite your statement that it would be awhile before you did that.

[billmcc]

As others have suggested, USA Kilts is the place to go for a casual kilt in the US Navy tartan. See here:
http://www.usakilts.com/casual_kilts.php
and
http://www.usakilts.com/semi_traditional_kilts.php

The PV (polyviscose) tartan material USA Kilts uses is a durable 11 oz. machine-washable material with a Teflon coating made by Marton Mills in the UK. It is a very good choice for a casual tartan kilt.

[Nighthawk]

Well, as Stillwater Kilts, Utilikilts, and SportKilt have already been mentioned, I won't bother restating those (OOPS!! Look at that- I did!) So let me just say--

[J.B. Simpson]

Thank You All for your replies. I'll have to give USA Kilts a call soon to get the ball rolling so I can officially join the ranks!!