Traditional vs. Casual Kilts

**george7** · 2nd February 09, 11:46 AM

Quality. Formal kilts use more fabric, have deeper pleats, are made of better fabric (13+ oz wool). They have a great swing, fit well, and look great. It's a contrast you'll immediately see if you ever see both at the same time.

**Larry124** · 2nd February 09, 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by georgeblack7

Quality. Formal kilts use more fabric, have deeper pleats, are made of better fabric (13+ oz wool). They have a great swing, fit well, and look great. It's a contrast you'll immediately see if you ever see both at the same time.

Maybe just the way it appears in text -- Are you saying that non-traditional kilts do not and can not have any of those attributes?
And I'd say that there are "formal occasion outfits" rather than "formal kilts".
"Better" fabric...? In two years I've yet to wear a kilt in a circumstance or venue in which 13+ oz wool would have been a "better" fabric.
My experience is that non-traditional kilts come in varying degrees of quality (granted within their category).
I don't separate my valuation of quality from my additional determinations of both value and utility.
I think that the differences between kilts need to be viewed through all of those lenses.

**pastorsteve** · 3rd February 09, 02:34 PM

Such great information. My daughter loves to sew, and has offered to make me a kilt. I want to have her (with the Mrs.'s oversight)make me a utility kilt in black or dk. brown. Thanks all.