I have a couple UK's and think they're a pretty good value for the money. I also have 2 Freedom Kilts (made by the owner of this forum) and an R Kilt (made by Robert) which are both of equal value, plus they are made to measure and offer different fabric choices.

Here are a few Contemporary kilt companies to check out:

Utilikilts: http://www.utilikilts.com/
Union Kilts: http://kilts.org/
Freedom Kilts: http://freedomkilts.com/
R Kilts: http://rkilts.com/

On you tartan comment, here's a slightly bigger pic of the Hughes tartan:



I just did a kilt in that tartan no more than a week ago (as well as 3 other Welsh Kilts in the past 2 weeks...). It turned out very nice!