Quote Originally Posted by JohnAllen
My biggest compliant is the time I took to give precise mesaurements only to have them pretty much second guessed. I ordered a 35 waist, 21.5 long and got a 36 X 22 which actually measured 37 inches. Truth is he only deals in even sizes so if you want a 35 get a 34 it will probably be that big anyway. He fixed it except the length but I would want to do more communicating next time.
Since you brought this up... Anyone considering a kilt would be doing themselves a TREMENDOUS service by having the garment custom made to their individual shape rather than to accept something with preset lengths and waists and no seat measurement being taken into account. Much of the charm of a kilt as it is viewed by others, as well as how it feels on oneself, is derived from a good fit, and to my eye much of that good fit is a result of the taper of the kilt. You might feel fine wearing a kilt that is a little longer or shorter than optimum given your ideal preference, and it really might look great. But I think that it is important to bring that seat measurement into play for that truly custom fitted look.

As one of our resident kiltmakers once wisely wrote me:

"The only reason I can see to get a kilt off the rack when you can get a custom made kilt for a similar price is that you get it quicker because it's pre-made."


Mychael