Quote Originally Posted by JohnAllen
Ok based on some of your posts about stillwater kilts, I am reconsidering my view on buying one but here is another problem.
JohnAllen,

Stillwater Kilts, as Colin so pleasantly put it, are not the "tanks" that we describe when we're speaking of "Traditionals". They may have the pleating, the buckles, the hidden stitching for hips, and the lining... but they're not the same.

THEY CAN BE an alternative to a "tank". The look from the outside is very nice, and quite a few guys really like theirs. The price is acceptable too. For the price, you're actually getting a fair deal. I have one and consider it a formal kilt!

Honestly... I wish that the companies that make these things would just term them as "FORMAL" like we used to do at USAKilts. It's MUCH more honest and doesn't anger anyone when the kilt arrives.

Who doesn't understand the difference between
"Casual": alternative material, modern design, varying pleat depth.
"Formal": alternative material, more traditional in design and construction.
"Scottish Traditional": wool, traditional sewing, traditional construction, traditional patterns, traditonal materials, consciencious quality.

~Note: these are terms that you'll hear in MANY shops and in many Authorities. They're NOT arbitrary or an XMarks "thing".