Hello all,

A client of mine is a professional musician here in the south of Spain. He plays bagpipes, and he bought a kilt from a company in Scotland, by means of the internet.

The thing is a full 15 cm too wide. I've tried to solve the problem by moving the buckles, but I couldn't get more than 9 cm out of it, so it still falls down. We've both tried getting the company to own up and fix the problem, but they're not making much effort. "Ooh, well, we never have problems like these, sir...". Not very helpful. Now he's got a show on this friday and needs to wear it, and I'd like to fix it.

I'm a tailor, not a kiltmaker, so could anyone advise me on how to go about it without messing the whole thing up? I'm good at what I do, just have no knowledge of kilts..... Any help would be much appreciated.

Also, I've found out that there is a seam in the center back, hidden under a pleat. Now, I've always thought that the whole idea of a kilt is that it's made from one single length of cloth. Is it at all acceptable to be sent a kilt out of two pieces??

Thanks in advance