Hi CelticMedic

There's been lots posted on this over the last couple years on the forum. But realize that the kilt you're talking about is a custom-made kilt from a custom weave of tartan.

You might think about the following two things:

When I make a kilt, it takes me about 20-24 hours of solid work, and I'm a professional who's made hundreds of kilts. I'm not slow - it just takes that long to hand sew a kilt with all the proper construction. There aren't that many good kiltmakers out there. What do you think would be a fare wage for that kind of skilled labor?

If the tartan you're interested in is not woven commercially, a mill would have to wind a custom warp, warp the loom, weave one kilt length of tartan, and then toss a couple yards of loom waste. What would that be worth in terms of materials and labor?

Having said that, I think that $800 is a high estimate. I charge $250 in labor for a kilt, and either Matt or I could order a custom weave of tartan from D.C. Dalgliesh for probably $400.

Cheers,

Barb