Help! What type of fabric is good for hot weather?

[Nick]

PV is all right, but is an inferior material in comparison to worsted wool. Not that it doesn't have its advantages (like price), but it won't hold up as well. A lighter wool is a good idea, as is the "casual" kilt, which use less material (4 yds as compared to 8).

[Raphael]

PV is great. It is washable and very easy to take care off. I have a 3 year old PV kilt and it still looks and feel great. I don't pamper that kilt at all. The price is right as well.

[MacWage]

A 13 oz worsted wool (NOT SAXONY/FUZZY!!!!!) is actually an ideal kilt for summer.

Some WILL NOT believe me, but even a 16 oz one that is about 4 or 5 yards of material (like one of Matt's box pleats) is GREAT in summer. A 5 yard WORSTED "modern"/"casual" one should work great too.

By the nature of worsting wool, it makes it breath well in summer to stay cool (MUCH cooler than jeans, which breath HORRIBLE) in summer and warm in winter (also much better than jeans).

Dreadbelly could explain the whole reason why, if you want him to.

Other than worsted wool, I'd say PV or a cotton blend, though I don't own or haven't worn one in summer myself (I have some PV material to make a couple box pleats out of, but havn't started either yet).

[Kilted Stuart]

I still like my CCK 8yrd PV's all year around. I love wool and poly wool blends but for all around fun in the sun and warm enough for winter too I still prefer to wear PV.

Kilted Stuart

[RockyR]

Not that it doesn't have its advantages (like price), but it won't hold up as well.

I'm going to have to respectfully disagree with you there... while Worsted Wool is always the BEST choice for kilts (swing, drape, hand, feel, thickness, etc), I wouldn't agree that it doesn't hold up as well... I have more pulls in my heavy worsted wool kilts (mostly from my sporran clip catching on the apron or me being clumsy and bumping into something sharp) than I do on my PV kilts. I abuse my PV and they hold up as well as my wool.