Quote Originally Posted by James Hood
In this observation, the last truly enormous "clothing revolution" was when blue cotton denim farm-ranch trousers went from hipster-punk (James Dean and Marlon Brando in 1955) to Hippie (with bell bottoms in 1969) to today's nauseatingly boring omnipresent unisex world-wear.

Do kilts "have what it takes" to make even a tiny fraction of that progression? Again in this opinion, they are seen by the vast lowing hordes as (tartan) ethnic-Scottish and pipe band and at very best, rare (modern, not prolific) "rebellious youth" garb.
The very thing you describe with "nauseatingly boring omnipresent unisex world-wear" is one of the reasons that I actually wouldn't want the kilt to go mainstream. I like that the kilt is a special thing, with a small minority of enthusiasts. Traditional kilts have a unique culture and history, and modern kilts have a sort of 'underground' culture attached to them. I don't think I'd be at all excited about wearing it if it became as ubiquitous as today's blue jeans. And too, I'm sure the modern urban fashionistas would tweak it into something very effeminate and unattractive like they've done with modern blue jeans. I'd rather leave well enough alone and keep contemporary kilts in the 'rugged outdoor wear' style!


Quote Originally Posted by Alan H View Post
Whoah!!! double whoah....

When did THAT model hit? That's GOT to be made offshore.

That kilt, right there is a total Game-changer.
From what I've read, I'm pretty sure they're made in Pakistan.

But yeah, that's going to be the natural evolution of contemporary cargo-style kilts if they are ever going to start to approach the same price point as a pair of cargo pants or cargo shorts. Virtually all of the major labels in trousers and shorts have their goods made in Asia. And the general public will never see contemporary kilts as a viable option if their price remains north of $75 or even $50. It will always be a specialty-market item unless it can compete on price with its equivalent in trousers or shorts. So UTKilts is probably on the leading edge in that respect.

I've read from some members who bought UTKilts that the quality isn't the best, and that they can start to fall apart after a few washings. But that's not really any different than most other consumer textile goods that are mass-produced in Asia, either. The consumer market doesn't seem overly concerned with quality any more. Just price. So if contemporary kilts are going to go mainstream like other articles of clothing, they'll have to go down that same road of mediocre quality in order to get the price low enough to be comparable. So again, UTKilts is probably the leader on that particular step of the evolution.