It's not the price of the kilt per se. If anything kilt makers charge way too little for their time. the problem is the tartan. $60/yd is outrageous. Most fabric is under $15/yd. Yes $60 might have been reasonable when tartans were woven by hand, I can see how big a pain that would be, but it's all done by machine today. There is no reason for tartan to be more than $20/yd (if that), but the cost will probably never come down, which is sad, because cheaper fabric means more people buying kilts and the mills selling more fabric.

Adam