Quote Originally Posted by slohairt View Post
It depends what you mean by 'cheaper', Jock. Lower yardage kilts such as a box-pleated kilt are more affordable simply because they use less fabric and take less time (labour) to make. However, they are still made to the exacting hand-made standards of the more typical 8-9 yard knife-pleated kilt.
You are of course correct, what I was trying to get accross was that most Scots, even to this day, are unaware of these cheaper options. They have no idea that a kilt can be made to a high standard, but using less cloth, for example. Would they go for this option ,if they knew about it? I am really not sure. I suspect that they have in their minds eye,as I have, the 8 yard, knife pleated, hand made, top of the range kilt as their goal and anything else won't do. That is why, I am sure, many Scots do not own a kilt because of the cost and frankly, ignorance of the choices that are available.