Interesting. Thank you for clarifying this, I had presumed this to be the natural way to make a knife edge kilt, but only shows my ignorance towards traditional kilt making.

Quote Originally Posted by vorpallemur View Post
It's what Utilikilts, and a number of other contemporary kilts are. A traditional kilt has knife pleats, all opening towards the right hip. A reverse Kingussie pleated kilt has knife pleats going towards the back; they meet in the center back, in a box pleat. It's got some advantages over traditional pleating; it's easier to sit in, for one.