The Box Pleat Kilt shop

[plaid preacher]

If memory serves, expansion and health issues led to struggles and some bad comments, but his work seemed to be well received.
Good to see folk bounce back.

I believe Gabe is still working in middle America. Film and theater costumer as well as kiltmaker.

Tripleblessed, I think you may be thinking about another kiltmaker - John Hart from Keltoi. He is my kiltmaker and did go through a rough patch there a couple of years ago.

[Tobus]

Tripleblessed, I think you may be thinking about another kiltmaker - John Hart from Keltoi. He is my kiltmaker and did go through a rough patch there a couple of years ago.

John Hart (slohairt was his username here, as I recall) did have some similar issues, yes, but I do think Tripleblessed version of Josh Brown's background is accurate. At least, that's how I remember it. My first wool 8-yard kilt was from Josh, as well as some custom Argyle hose, a horse hair sporran, etc. He started his business with very competitive costs and a lot of effort in marketing. There were some, shall we say, quality issues with some of his goods. But overall I think people were happy with what they got. It's just that his attention to the business started to falter and eventually disappeared. And as I recall it was a health issue, or at least that's what he said. I think there were some issues here at XMTS with the way he was conducting business, but I don't want to reopen old wounds so I'll say no more about that.

Seeing his new website, I recognise some of the kilt photos as being the same ones he used in his previous business. And the prices have risen quite a bit.

I can't speak to the quality of any of his newly-made kilts or anything else. But if he's using the same source for custom patterned hose as he did before, they are amazing. I'll be curious to see any reviews from people who happen to order anything from him. Not just quality, but customer service as well. Despite whatever may have happened in his previous business venture, I hope he is doing well.

[plaid preacher]

Tobus, thanks for the correction. I don't recall Josh at all here, so that may have been before my time.

For what it's worth, Josh moderates/sponsors a page on Facebook, and did spark quite a controversy a couple of weeks ago with the age-old "traditional kilt complete with hair canvass vs cheap" Pakistani made" debate. His construction methods seem to indicate quality, but I can't comment on the final results.

[Dale-of-Cedars]

I f Josh is the same person formerly known here as "NorCalPiper", then I'm wearing one of his kilts (Auld Scotland box-pleat) right now; handing goodies out to the ghouls and Jedi.

[Steelkilt]

I f Josh is the same person formerly known here as "NorCalPiper", then I'm wearing one of his kilts (Auld Scotland box-pleat) right now; handing goodies out to the ghouls and Jedi.

I’d love to see a pic of a kilt in that tartan, pics (please!)?

[Dale-of-Cedars]

I’d love to see a pic of a kilt in that tartan, pics (please!)?

You can see it in one of my old threads, Kilted in California but they're mostly just holiday snaps.

But if you search the site for "Auld Scotland kilt", or the InterTubes with Google Image Search, you should find a few:

Another Josh Brown Kilt in the stable!

Auld Scotland double box pleated kilt by Gabriel Everson

[KiltedSergeant]

I can't speak to the quality of any of his newly-made kilts or anything else. But if he's using the same source for custom patterned hose as he did before, they are amazing.

I have a pair of these custom hose, and they are lovely!

[kingandrew]

Has anyone had experience with the custom sporrans the shop offers? I quite like the idea of a Victorian-style hair sporran with a large bag. But I'd like to know more about the quality and details before I place an order at that price.

Andrew

[Wareyin]

If this is the same Joshua Brown on Facebook, the man is selling a lot of kit. I've been tempted by a few of his sales, but I really wish I knew why he was banned here before I spend anything.

[Steve Ashton]

I can assure you that the revocation of a membership is never taken lightly by the staff. It takes multipe violations of our published rules, (4 to be exact and in accordance with our 'Policy on Disciplanry Proceeding and Reolution of Disputes' which can be found by clicking here.) for a membership to be revoked.

It is actually designed, on purpose, to be difficult for a membership to be revoked. Since I took over the forum no one is just 'banned' or dissapears without due process and good reason. In the last 8 years only 11 members (not including 9 attempts by the same person who persists in re-registering under aliases) have had their membersip revoked and the majority (6) of those were for repeated refusals to abide by the same rules as our other advertisers.

But I am sorry, out of respect to those members, we do not discuss the details in public.