Wow - A couple of surprizes there.

Non-functional sporran, that just makes no sense. I wonder if that too was/is a cost factor?

Pleating - You say that you couldn't look at the pleats, but you couldn't tell, just by looking? The pleats that I have seen, were evident just by looking. I'm guessing the current regulation is military box pleats.

I must say, that your color choice is very good looking. You set off the Black Stewart very well.

If you ever get a chance to examine the kilt first hand, please give us a more detailed review.

Thanks for the observations.