Quote Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome View Post
Fact is that there are very few kiltmakers anywhere who list a four yard box pleated kilt as part of their regular offering. There are a handfull that will do it if you ask. A very small number list it on their web site or catalog as an option. I'm the only one I know of who specializes in that style almost exclusively.

Most kiltmakers who are trained in Scotland were trained to make a specific style of kilt in a very specific way, so it's really no surprise to find that they resist or simply have no interest in making kilts differently. No biggie....
I agree... they're not as common and the makers make them a lot less commonly than regularly-pleated 5 or 8 yeard modern kilts - but the makers can still do them. I was planning to get my first box pleat before my funds dropped significantly and I had to phone some places as they werent advertised on their website. Most places offer them for 50% added onto there 8 yard standard-pleated kilts... which is often £300-400 at most.
I never phoned one place in Glasgow - nor Edinburgh that said they couldnt do them. A couple of places said it takes their maker longer, a couple said they would have to use a different maker - but they all knew where to get them and how much they would roughly cost. I think the highest I was quoted was £450 and the lowest was £280 for a 8yard box-pleated.