Tartan tat kings go Scottish

**Jock Scot** · 7th March 08, 07:19 AM

Well I suppose that they were not going to sit there "taking the flack" forever.

**sharpdressedscot** · 7th March 08, 07:22 AM

So they moved from $40(USD) bucks to $100, I wonder what the quality is like of the latter...

**demobud** · 7th March 08, 10:04 AM

"The maximum someone should be paying for a kilt is £200. Kiltmakers have had it too easy for too long." - Dildar Singh
That's a bit arrogant. The distinct difference between my more "budget concious" kilts and my tank is night and day. I really don't think a someone hand cutting, arranging and hand stitching a kilt from scratch is "having it easy", and I don't think $400 US is what that kind of time is worth.

**McClef** · 7th March 08, 10:11 AM

I wonder if they are still using flammable materials to make these £50 kilts.

**auld argonian** · 7th March 08, 10:15 AM

Oh, Lord! Will this never end?

Best

AA

**highlander_Daz** · 7th March 08, 10:20 AM

I still wouldnt buy one, i want to support traditional Scots craftsmen and women, the Singhs will continue to sell Tartan tat and Turn Scots/ Highland culture as a shoddy way of lineing their pockets.

a lot of the stuff these guys sell is cheap rubbish, I find some of it offensive in the extreme.

**Hamish** · 10th March 08, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by highlander_Daz

I still wouldnt buy one, i want to support traditional Scots craftsmen and women, the Singhs will continue to sell Tartan tat and Turn Scots/ Highland culture as a shoddy way of lineing their pockets.

a lot of the stuff these guys sell is cheap rubbish, I find some of it offensive in the extreme.

I am with you on that 100%, Darren.

Take care,
Ham.

**highlander_Daz** · 10th March 08, 10:45 AM

The Gold bros/Singh are not SCOTS they are British Asians to be precise, which isnt and should not be a factor in this discussion,

the factors being

the quality of the materials used.
the quality of craftsmanship.
if any child labour/ exploited workers were invloved in the manufacture.

by using "ambiguous" and "confusing" labelling ,passing it off as something it isnt. the labelling could "catch out" tourists to whom English isnt a first language.

There is a market for "economy" kilts, Im assured Stillwater and sport kilts are excelent kilts for the money, are transparent about the place of manufacture and dont pretend to be something they are not. Unlike our friends on the royal mile.

at the end of the day the golds are simply using tartan tat as a way of making cash, if the bottom fell out of it they would go onto something else.

there is no commitment to further or preserve the art of Kiltmaking and looking at the rubbish they sell, no respect or understanding of symbols of Highland culture.

Id be interested to know if there are similar "chancers" in the US or Australia cashing in on native american or aboriginal cultures producing similar "tat"

**Nighthawk** · 7th March 08, 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by demobud

"The maximum someone should be paying for a kilt is £200. Kiltmakers have had it too easy for too long." - Dildar Singh
That's a bit arrogant. The distinct difference between my more "budget concious" kilts and my tank is night and day. I really don't think a someone hand cutting, arranging and hand stitching a kilt from scratch is "having it easy", and I don't think $400 US is what that kind of time is worth.

I couldn't agree more! I paid almost $300 for a USAK (with ultra rush charges) and I feel like I got one heck of a deal! My SWK's are killer- for $80 each- but there is no comparison! If I'm paying less than $600 for an 8 yard hand made wool kilt, then I wonder what's wrong with it!