The other day, while kilted, I had a gentleman come up to me and asked me about my kilt, and if I was Scottish ( he was, he claimed to be from the Highlands of Scotland). Anyway, I told him I was wearing a casual kilt, about 5 yards (USAK Philabeg). He was looking at my kilt trying to figure out the tartan. "Its a Scottish National" I told him. "So its a 5 yarder, ah?" he asked. "Yes", I replied. Well, Its not a full traditional 8 yards. After I said that, he looked at me like I was crazy. 8 yards? The traditional kilt is supposed to be 22 yards of cloth, he said. I asked him if he was sure what he was saying, and he got offended saying that he being from the Highlands would know more about the kilt than a non-scot like me. I left it at that. Can anyone verify this for me? I figured he was talking about the Great kily, but still, 22 yards?