Hi Wolfgang,

Firstly, I would point out that you appear to have accessed the KiltStore website by an 'outside' route. If you use the link at the top of every "X Marks the Scot" page, you will find that you receive an additional discount in the price!!

Tweed kilts are marvellous! I have a green kilt suit in tweed from "TFCK" which is very comfortably warm in our European winters. I do not, as yet, have one of the KiltStore tweed kilts, but I love the colours they offer!

Much depends upon the weight of the fabric, just as with tartan, but at the 13oz they list, I'd say you can expect to have an excellent year-round kilt, although you might find the tweed to be just a little too warm in our very hottest summer weather.

A criticism that I have heard from a number of other tweed kilt wearers is that the fabric can be a little harsh, or abrasive, on the skin. Two burly chaps, who are regular kilt wearers and who live in different parts of Scotland, (dare I say this, I wonder ) have had their wives buy nylon slips for them to wear under the kilts!! I hasten to add that I have not personally felt the need for taking such a measure, although I would not rule it out if I began to experience any problems. I imagine, however, that one would not feel the swing o' the pleats as effectively with a layer of nylon down there!

Why not request a sample swatch from KiltStore before you order? That way you would get to assess the fabric in advance. They are very good at supplying swatches.