I ordered my first custom weave kilt a few years ago. It took almost a year from ordering it to wearing it, and it cost right at $800 when all was said and done. That was for a 6-yard box pleat and matching fly plaid. Could I have shopped around and found a better price? Probably, but I doubt if the fabric or the quality of the kilt would have been the same. And I certainly don't regret my choices. Now I have a fantastic kilt made by Matt Newsome in a very rare tartan with a custom color adjustment.

And I recently committed to a length of the second-run 1790 MacDuff (another custom weave) and Barbara Tewksbury has graciously agreed to make the kilt once the fabric is finished. Another wait and and expected total cost of somewhere between $800 and $1,000 once all is said and done. But it will be a very special kilt, at least to me.

On the other hand, my first kilt was a Semi-Trad from USA Kilts. I think it cost me $230 plus shipping. I had it within a month of ordering it. And I still really like that kilt.

In the end the wait and the cost are simply what they are. Bespoke work costs. If that is what you want and it is within your budget then go for it, and never regret it.