Just out of curiosity...

[Angus MacSpey]

And, so, with the thoughts of becoming an upstart kilt maker... how well received would a suede kilt be by the general XMarks populace? Personally, I'd love one.

Ummm... hell yeah!

[Southern Breeze]

Sounds interesting. I remember seeing a faux suede on a kiltmakers site, but I can't remember who it was.

[motorman4life]

Sounds interesting. I remember seeing a faux suede on a kiltmakers site, but I can't remember who it was.

Jeff at PK offered a faux suede kilt.

[cessna152towser]

Sorry, but I don't think you could persuade me to wear suede.

[Southern Breeze]

Jeff at PK offered a faux suede kilt.

Thats the one.

[Paco500]

I like the look and feel of suede, but not the cost or upkeep. So, I would really be interested in a kilt in high-quality faux suede.

Some of the stuff is really good.

[Blu (Ontario)]

Ayear or so ago, I bought my wife a nice beige suede A-line skirt. After about 6 wearings, it was water spotted, marked, and food stained in a couple of areas. The skirt cost $75 and the cleaning cost $30. How practical is that? A kilt in real suede would be quite impractical for the rough and tumble world of a regular kilt worn by Xmarks guys. Don't know anything about faux suede. I believe that a regular leather is a better way to go. It's expensive though.

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[Riverkilt]

Hmm, as I just posted on the pics forum, I wear my leather kilts in the Arizona summers.

It is far northern Arizona...about five or ten degrees cooler than the desert heat sink in Phoenix.

But I've found that leather isn't THAT hot even in Arizona summers.

Personally wouldn't do suede. I'm such a slob I'm sure I'd gum it up with meal drippings and slobber.

Ron
Aging much faster than I'd expected....