Gonna get slammed for this but here goes...

[Barb T]

Actually the site i looked at had the scottish ambulance service material in stock. Besides that a contact with the SAS who could get the garment for me via work still says the cost to him is right in that range.

Well, it sounds steep to me, particularly if the tartan is in stock. None of the custom-made kilts I've made in the last year from in-stock tartan have cost over $600. Matt's are a bit cheaper because he uses 4 yards of tartan instead of 8, but his labor costs are comparable. Maybe this is a money-raising proposition for the SAS.

Barb

[starbkjrus]

Barb and Bradley have hit it on the head. Kilts are not cheap but that sounds a bit over the top to me.

BTW
from Northern Virginia, USA!

[CactusJack]

Sounds like you have gotten some good answers to you questions so let me just say.
From St. Louis, Mo.

[Drillagent]

First, welcome to the forum from Virginia. Second, I know how you feel. I have read and expressed those same feelings here.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Maybe this is a money-raising proposition for the SAS. Barb

Business overheads in the UK are a lot higher, which could be another factor. Also, if your friend in the SAS in buying the kilt for you, it may be subject to the dreaded 15% VAT (sales tax), which would add another $90 to Barb's price of $600. You also have to remember that the dollar is weaker against the pound. A kilt that cost $680 a year ago in the UK now costs $800. I'd suggest you have your kilt made "over here" by someone like Barb or Matt.