Thanks for the close-up. Very nice! Looks like a great way to use up extra yardage and gain some extra swish factor.
O'Neille,
There is definite "swish", but it is different than with a regular knife pleat kilt. The pleats are heavier and thicker so the swing seems to be more subtle.
Cheers
Jamie
-See it there, a white plume
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A military box pleat kilt (pleated to the stripe) uses no more fabric than a knife pleat kilt pleated to the stripe. The difference is that each pleat is shallower to allow for the "turnback" of the knife edge. Because each rolled pleat has more layers it is actually stiffer than a knife pleat - it doesn't take quite as crisp an edge and has, as Panache describes it, a "different" swish.
I love mine, done in 16 oz Weathered MacLaren - and I hope Panache loves his, done in 16 oz XMarksTheScot.
They are warm, too. Great for our nearly-freezing winters here in California.
w2f
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Originally Posted by O'Neille
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