I'm a thrift store junky and I have bee searching the skirt racks of thrift stores for the unlikely event that someone would have donated a kilt. I assumed the store would not recognize a kilt as a kilt and would put it with the skirts. Well, much to my surprise, yesterday, I did find one. I saw the waist was right and it appeared to be brand new, so without much more consideration, I payed the $6.99 price (plus tax) and it was mine.
When I got it home and tried it on the length was very close to spot on when worn at my natural wait, a few inches above the belly button. Also it was much thicker than my Sports kilt and the pleating was much thiner and nicer.
Burn test to my nose says it is PV and the Tartan, IMO is Royal Steuart, although their is no green. (Please correct me if I am wrong!)
But the odd thing about this its there are only 2 straps. The hip strap is missing. There is also not brand label on it. The only kilt I could find online that is without a hip strap is the USA Kilt Military Kilt.
https://usakilts.com/blog/military-k...eenactors.html
But the USA Kilts kilt is real Wool and mine is PV. Anyone have any idea who might have made this kilt.
I like the Steuart Tartan and the way this kilt was made. Not a bad choice for second kilt even if a lot of luck played into it. I'm sure I'll pay a lot more for the 3rd!
Dave
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