Originally Posted by
Tartan Tess
Elsie told me that they used to ship kilts without straps and buckles because it was cheaper.
It would still be "fabric" instead of "clothing" with out the closings.
Reminds me of the Highland Outfitter I worked for back in the 1980s who imported their kilts and kilt skirts from Scotland without the fringe combed out. Leave the raw edge of fabric and US Customs classified it a "wool garment" but if the maker combed out the fringe before they shipped it from Scotland then US Customs classified it a "fringed garment" which had a higher duty (for reasons known only to US Customs).
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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