Quote Originally Posted by McClef View Post
All of what you say above could be argued but the impression the label seeks to create isn't how Scottish the Golds are but how Scottish their product is.
I assure you more Scottish than the VW New Beatle is German.

The Golds aren't even the only concern to sell these kilts with this label -
The "Designed in" label is quite common. It always means NOT made in...

The composition of the cloth is not given and as we have seen from other posts they are a potential fire hazard
I actually own a Sialkot kilt (for 10 Quid I figured...). I call it mystery fibre but its clearly wool in some composition (smells like a sheep farm when steamed). The kilt is also 100% sewn by hand (just not very well). The tartan colours are all wrong (very bright), the weave loose and a bit too soft, selvedge a bit primitive... Sure its not to the quality or workmanship of my other kilts.. but nowhere as tatty as much of the leisure wear I've seen people wear on the streets of Edinburgh, Glasgow, ....

so information regarding composition could be vital.
Only, I think, if you plan on wearing it to a motivational training seminar--- where people scream funny words and walk on coals. Don't see the same concern over all the acrylic clothing filling the bins at the discount shops.

Most other clothing carries this information, wherever it's made in the global market.
And its time and again wrong (especially with small makers that don't seem to have labels to handle one-off production). I had some nice Austrian "polycotton" breeches (purchased at a very good shop) that were eaten by moths (I, of course, knew it was wool) and my wife has a nice silk jacket whose label claims its 100% cotton....

I was one of those who criticised Howie's definition that a Scottish kilt had to be hand sewn.
The Royal Regiment now, I guess, have taken to wear skirts (they are machine sewn). My Sialkot kilt being by that standard "more of a kilt" given that its entirely hand-sewn (just not by someone living in Scotland).

No cotton is grown in Scotland so a cotton garment saying "Made in Scotland" would of course refer only to the country of manufacture.
Since there is a difference amongst the different grades of cotton some of the better garments will go out of their way to point out the source (such as Egyptian or Sea Island Prima sorts) and the means of their production (Organic etc.). Cotton is a raw fibre material and needs to be dyed, spun and woven. That's what the British textile industry was about.

I know nothing of WPG in terms of seeing and handling and I also do not know what is shown on the label.
I don't think the country of manufacture is listed. It claims to be an accurate reproduction (in my opinion not that accurate for reasons I've already given).

But I do know they are not located in the Scottish capital with many shops in the tourist areas purporting to be what they are not. It's virtually a unique situation.
Everywhere is unique. Where do you think the Lederhosen sold in the Munich shops to not just tourists are made? A proper pair of regionally made Lederhosen can't be found for under 1000 EURO yet the shops are filled, especially around the Octoberfest with Bavarian styled leather pants for a fraction of that amount... How 'bout lace in Malta or Brussels? Hawaiian shirts in any of the tourist shops on Maui (including some of the very high priced "vintage" items intended for Japanese tourists)...