I've been mulling over making myself a tweed kilt. I like the look, but not sure about fabric. There are lots of options, none of which are inexpensive, even if I am making it myself. Of course I'd love to do one in a Harris tweed, and I wondered about Xmarkers' experience with it in a kilt. Do the pleats hold well? Is it too heavy for a temperate place like San Diego? I have made a box pleat kilt out of a medium weight (13 oz.) tartan that is not worsted, and I do have to touch it up with an iron more often than my worsted tartans. Does Harris tweed hold a crease well?

Any experience out there is wearing or making tweed kilts? I venture to guess that a solid color kilt is a little less fussy when sewing the pleats at least.