2 Questions

[r. m. anderson]

A further note:
Stillwater does not have the Anderson Tartan.
Sportkilt does with a fly plaid option.
Check the sportkilt web site for details.
r.m.

[Dirk Skene]

Hi Duncan I do not know the company. There prouct is probably Ok. Personally, if you ask my opinion, and you kinda did by posting :rolleyes: Check out the folks that advertise here on XMarks. You know you can trust them.

[David Dalglish]

Never delt with this company, but you tend to get what you pay for, If you just want a casual kilt for football matches or the pub, it would probally be ok.

[Pour1Malt]

Hi, I'm new to the whole world of kilts, I've always thought there were cool but I've always been put off by the price, especial as I'm a student and have a limited budget, but I've found a site selling kilts for just £45 so I thought I'd go for it.

I just wounded to know if anyone has one of these kilts and how good a quality they are, ... the link.

Secondly, I'm unsure weather to go for my family tartan (Anderson) or plain black. As it's just for casual wear, (down the pub, around campus, etc) I'm worried tartan would look to formal, On the other hand plain black might lead to it not been recognised as a kilt. I'm in England and solid color kilts are less common here than they are in the US. Your opinions pleas.

Duncan-

walcome tae the rabble.... some interestin "new" words and grammar you invented there... :rolleyes:

guid oan ya fur fin'in us!

[Freelander Sporrano]

Don't be too hard on the guy P1M we all make spelling and grammar mistakes . Without them I'd not have the Sporrano name. (Long story)

Duncan welcome along to Xmarks. I've no experience with the company you mentioned. However I'm sure we'll be able to find someone who has.
Good luck with your choice However

[Graham]

it looks to me that this is an off shoot of some sort of http://www.heritageofscotland.com/ I havent gotten anything from them, but it seems to me they havent had the best reviews in here. It kinda bums me out that they could be bogus because my girlfriend just loves one of their wedding dresses, but at $3000 us dollars, it seems a bit risky to me. dress link

I think you are right, never bought their kilts but I did buy their boxer shorts - they were rubbish, I sent them back and they refunded my money.

[Kid Cossack]

Duncan:

Welcome aboard, lad. I will echo what others have said about the poly-viscose. I haven't heard of any PV that heavy. I have two of the USA Kilts, one in the casual variant, the other a semi-traditional. Their kilts would be worth the money if they cost twice as much (shh, don't tell Rocky and Kelly!).

An added benefit to the USA kilts is that they are made to your measurements. I have "off the peg" kilts that I like, but there is no denying that they suffer in comparison with a garment made just for you.

I will add only one word of caution re the poly-vis. It is a wonderful material, hangs well, swishes well, wears well (oh and being able to pop the casual USA into the washer is very nice as well) but I live in a hot and humid environment---and that's where the PV shines. I've worn my eight yard semi-traditional polyviscose USA in temperatures down to about fifty (F) with comfort. (And it would probably work well below that, to boot----but wool is wool, and wool is warm.)

Best regards on your kilted adventures!

[billmcc]

Hi Duncan,

That website is run by the Gold Brothers and Hamish recommends against buying from this company due to the low quality of the products. Their pv kilts are not made of the same material that USA Kilts uses to make their excellent kilts.

Scottish members of this forum tell us that solid black kilts are popular in Scotland. However, Gilmore is correct about black readily showing lint and hair. Also, many people don't recognize a kilt for what it is if it is not tartan.

I don't think a tartan kilt is especially formal. It can be dressed down for casual wear with the right accessories. Take a look at Hamish's photo gallery. He is a master at dressing a kilt up or down.

[sjrapid]

That website is run by the Gold Brothers and Hamish recommends against buying from this company due to the low quality of the products.

I'd concur with Hamish's view - there are better vendors out there.

[Riverkilt]

Welcome Duncan,

Remember, you can have any two of price, quality, or service.....

Ron