I bought my first kilt from a Scottish shop, in Vancouver, (BC) in sept 1970; a 13 oz in MAcNaughton dress tartan. They measured me with a lenght of string, and sent he order to a kiltmaker in Scotland ( can't recall which one). It cost me a total of ( if memory serves) around $300 (CAD). One of my newphews now wears has it, and wears it ( my middle-age spread).

By the way, the Canadian dollar was worth about 10 cents more, than the US$, in the mid '50's, as I clearly recall the "DefinDollars" , that the Fereal Liberals producved, during an election campaign, that had a 'tear-off' section "worth" 10 cents.