I was reading this thread when my doorbell rang and guess what was waiting in the postman's hand? MY Irish-American 5 yd. kilt. (I'll bet you guessed that.)

I'm no expert but here is my take on it. The fabric is heavy wool (they claim 16oz and I can't dispute that) and feels very nice. The length is good and it fits well. I dont' own a traditional 8yrd so I cannot compare it to one.

I CAN count pleats and mine has 28. If by pleat depth you mean with the pleat closed you slide in a ruler until it hits bottom it's about 1 1/2 inches. If what you mean by wide is flipping pleat open and measuring across then about 3 inches. I measured several and I do have to say they are not perfectly uniform.

All in all for (ahem!) $104.00 American I'm very pleased with it and the service and speed of delivery were very fine.

Cheers