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[MiLadyCeilidh]

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As far as I know, any clothing made for men is automatically available for women to wear. Just get a kilt made to your figure and it's a kilt made for a woman.

Kilts look best when the tartan patterns and pleats line up straight. This works better on a man's square hips (or women with narrow hips). For most women, the kilt would probably have to be darted above the hips, since most women have narrower waists compared to the width of their hips. Because of that, the symmetry of the pattern and pleats might be broken.

Because of that, to get a proper fit, the construction and look of your kilt might be slightly different from a kilt made for a man.

I recall seeing an episode of "La Femme Nikita" where the Nikita character was wearing a kilt (it had a flat apron in front and fastened with leather straps on the sides). It looked like it fit her properly. The scene lasted only a few seconds, so I couldn't make out any details about the lay of the tartan pattern.

I'll bet Barb's got lots of good information about this.

[Big Paul]

Welcome to our little corner of the web! Feel free to dive in and splash around a little!

[The Wizard of BC]

A Kilt is a Kilt. There is NO differance if it is made to fit a woman or a man.

KILTS SHOULD NEVER HAVE DARTS IN THE APRON!!!!!

Barb Tewksbury is a member of this board. She has written the bible on traditional kiltmaking. Try a Private Message to her. I'm sure she knows a competant kiltmaker in your area.

If not, she can make you the most beautiful kilt you have ever seen.

[GMan]

Karen,

WELCOME! You definetly have come to the right place for your questions to be answered. One bit of warning, we are a fiesty bunch!

[Mike1]

Hmmmm, MiLadyCeilidh...

That name sounds vaguely familiar. Have we met?

;)

[bubba]

Welcome MiLadyCeilidh, Nice to see you over here.

[Rob Wright]

Welcome to the board :grin:

Rob

[bubba]

MiLadyCeilidh, you might look here. http://www.highlandstore.com/acatalog/Womens_Kilts.html
or http://www.bearkilts.com/index.html, click on Bear Kilts Traditional just under the picture. or www.usakilts.com . Rocky and Kelly can fix you up.

[Graham]

Hello Karen, welcome to the site. I was looking for a nice pleated skirt for my wife and saw some on our sponsor Kilt Store, they give discounts for Xmarks members.