So you are interested in wearing the kilt and have come to X Marks the Scot.com, but you aren't sure where to start. Kilts can cost quite a bit and it really does pay to do you homework and decide exactly what you are looking for in a kilt before making your purchases.
Online Guides
Steve Ashton, kiltmaker and owner of Freedom Kilts
www.freedomkilts.com has written a great overview of all the kilt options available to today's kilt wearer entitled
Too many styles of Kilts to choose from.
This article can be found here:
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/t...993#post678993
Dr Nicholas J Fiddes, Governor of the Scottish Tartans Authority, and founder of the world’s first company to market kilts on the Internet, Scotweb
http://www.scotweb.co.uk/ created a free downloadable ebook covering all you need to know about purchasing a kilt entitled
Kilts and Tartan made Easy
The free ebook may be downloaded here:
http://www.scotweb.co.uk/info/where-...kilts-tartans/
Lastly Matt Newsome, Kiltmaker and currator of the Scotish Tartans Museum offer his thoughts on his informative website
http://albanach.org/index.htm
His
MATTHEW NEWSOME'S PATENTED ADVICE FOR THE FIRST TIME KILT WEARER may be found here:
http://albanach.org/advice.htm
Our thanks to Steve, Nick, and Matt for their time, efforts, and willingness to share their knowledge.
Available Books
There are a few books available on the subject of wearing the kilt. All the following are available at the Scottish Tartans Museum gift store
http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/ among other sources
So You're Going To Wear The Kilt by J Charles Thompson The Kilt & How to Wear It by The Hon. Stuart Ruaidri Erskine Matthew Newsome's Patented Advice For First Time Kilt Wearers by Matt Newsome All About Your Kilt by Bob Martin 
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