Advice Needed For First Kilt.

[Tommie]

My first was a Amerikilt i purchased long before i knew much about the others.I liked it an soon bought another.
Pretty much casual kilts and only come in about five different solid colors.

My third was an Irish National from Stillwater Kilts.Very nice formal,and very reasonable price.

My fourth an fifth were kilts i made myself,and did'nt turn out to bad for my first try.

I plan on ordering an American Heritage and a US Army kilt from USA kilts if Rocky ever gets back from where ever hes hiding out.LOL
Seems i read they won't be processing orders until after the 25th of January.
I think you can still order,but i'm going to wait untill next month.No hurry anyway,but would like to get them before spring break.

I would listen to the advice of these great guys in here before you make your decision on what you want to purchase.

I also like using KiltDay.com for links to good Kilt sites.
Saves you from searching all over the web.
Thats where i came across this great group and i'm glad i did.

[RockyR]

I plan on ordering an American Heritage and a US Army kilt from USA kilts if Rocky ever gets back from where ever hes hiding out.LOL
Seems i read they won't be processing orders until after the 25th of January.
I think you can still order,but i'm going to wait untill next month.No hurry anyway,but would like to get them before spring break.

Not to hijack, but to directly address and clarify...

We're still "taking orders" while we're away (through the online store). You can gladly wait until next month if you'd like, but please note that you'll be further back in the "que". We'll be here every day this week getting as much work done as we can so that the backorder won't be TOO bad upon our return. We'll be making kilts up to and including Friday before we leave at 4PM to board our plane to Ireland. Hope that clarifies!

[Tommie]

My thanks to Rocky for clearing that up.
Guess i should have went to USA to make sure the wording.
As i said,im really in no hurry.I plan on using them during spring an summer months.

Good luck an have fun on your trip to Ireland Rocky.

[SteveB]

Angelman,
For the first kilt, you can look at advertisers on this board. Both above and below. My personal recommendation is to have your wife measure you following the instructions on the web site of which ever vendor you should choose. You are fortunate to have many options open to you. I highly recommend USA Kilts for the quality and price point that you are looking to begin with. Rocky has outstanding service. I hope he got my message to go to Ireland first before worrying about my recent order. I am in no hurry. If you are unsure about the kilt undertaking, or the fit concept, a Stillwater Kilts semi-Traditional is very inexpensive, and is useful to find where the kilt really sits on you. As Rocky will tell you, please measure at least twice. The Tartan that I desire to wear is fairly rare and when I am sure of how everything fits, then I intend to commission a real hand sewn Tartan kilt. Due to the limited weaving of the Tartan, I expect the end cost to be about $700.00 or better. There are several on this board. Barbara Tewksbury has written a book The Art of Kilt Making, that covers all the bases and she is an excellent kilt maker as well. I have seen one of her works up close at a recent Festival here in Boston. If it helps, the kilt I am wearing in my Avatar is a Stillwater Irish National Tartan Semi traditional.
Oh from Boston, Massachusetts

Good Luck and welcome to the kilted.
--- Steve Brown