I believe you’re fully correct Al. I can’t say that a Stillwater will stand up to the all around quality of a hand-made 8-yarder from a crofter in Inverness or Edinburgh, but it was never meant to… even though it does do one devil of a fine imitation! I kid you not gents.
I am in NO financial position to have a $300 - $500 kilt crafted for me…. Which is why I was so surprised when the first 7 (or so)- yarder from Stillwater showed up. Maybe it’s just inexperience on my part, but this is what I thought a kilt of a more expensive nature would look like. It’s details may not stand up to very close scrutiny, but you’re not going to do any better for twice the $75 price.
FOR THE RECORD, I have NO connection to Stillwater Kilts other than as a customer. I wish I did! Maybe I could get a discount on the Black Stewart!
Egads! Somebody else on here needs to get one of these kilts and verify my statements! I feel like a lone voice in the woods! Just e-mail Jeremy at sales@stillwaterkilts.com .

Graham, my attire was actually very well accepted by my Bible Study group! It is made up of some of the people from the Chronic Pain Support Group I attend, and they are a truly good lot. I was late, and that night's group was made up of myself and 5 women. After the initial compliments and inevitable questions subsided we went on as usual, and then I headed off to our Irish Club’s music night.
This was really the first night where I actually noticed that most people really don’t pay that much attention to someone wearing a kilt; or just give a friendly greeting.
The only people who took real notice were the 2 lasses tending bar, one of whom immediately came over to strike up a conversation with me, and was soon joined by the other! I think I got the best service in the pub all night. Gotta love it! It’s good to be Kilted!