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23rd September 05, 10:58 AM
#26
 Originally Posted by arrogcow
Is my $200 suit only a "pretend suit"?
Adam
Well a £100 suit here would not last more than a year's wear. However a suit tends to follow the same construction whether it is £100 or £700 so I am not sure that one can classify the cheaper one as a pretend suit - there is not a vast amount of difference. The comparison I suggest with respect does not work.
A traditional kilt uses 8 yards 100% worsted Scottish wool in medium or heavy weight 12-16oz and hand sewn. The sixteen/seventeen ounce material is sometimes known as strome or kilt-weight. Worsted fabric is a relatively hard material that looks good, holds the pleats very well, and wrinkles very little. The kilt is not meant to be worn like jeans, down around the waist near the hips. The top of the waistband should be at your navel; military-cut kilts rise high enough to come to the wearer's bottom rib - this guarantees the correct hang and swing of the pleats.
The other garments which one might classify as pretend kilts are vastly different in construction and material. Some are soft, lightweight poly/viscose fabric and are machine washable. They are not usually made of finest wosted or with weight or amount of cloth and often hang from the hips - they are different beasts. But as mentioned time and time before we would rather have a guy start off in one of these than not at all.
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