Weathered MacKenzie 13 oz

[Colin]

Well, I actually had the opportunity to wear my new Weathered MacKenzie kilt. I wore it this past Saturday night as my father and I went to see the SFU pipeband in concert. I have been wearing my Watson alot lately, so I thought it would be a good night to break in the MacKenzie.

Here is a bit of a good and bad review of the kilt

First the bad:
-that lack of the reverse pleat bugs the hell out of me, and I expected more from Scottishkilts.net. For a 5 yard ok, but for an 8..... come on! even the pakistani kilts have a reverse pleat in them....
-The pleats are quite shallow. I would be shocked if this was actually an 8 yard kilt.

The good:
-Holy crap is this 13oz wool from Lochcarron nice!!! It's so soft, very confortable, and while it wrinkles more that the 16 oz from Marton mills, it's a beautiful wool.
-Despite the lack of the reverse pleat (have I mentioned that yet) the kilt hangs fairly nicely and it swings well.
-The tartan is beautiful (I credit myself for this choice, not the company that made it).
-The machine sewn 8 yards are a pretty decent casual kilt. It will be great for the BC Highland games this coming weekend, and for Canada Day the next day.
-the 13oz is a bit cooler, and will be nice in the summer months.
All in all a decent kilt. I have better, but it will do for the more casual events. This will let me save my handsewn 16 oz for those nicer times.