This winter I purchased a casual kilt from Burnett's & Struth. The review of it is HERE. I had ordered the kilt with the length that works well for my USA Kilts casual and Utilikilt mocker, 22 inches. But the measurement page for B&S requires you to add a rise. After some consideration I went for the shortest rise (1.5") thinking that this would give me a more traditional waist for a kilt that will very likely be my "tank" for the foreseeable future. After wearing it for a while I realized that it was not comfortable for me to wear it at my "traditional" waist. I felt like I was wearing a corset and it gave me a less than flattering barrel shape to my midsection.
So I contacted B&S and after a few emails with Brandon arranged to send the kilt back up to be altered. Instead of having them rebuild the top of the kilt (an estimated $225) I asked to have them hem the bottom of the kilt for $49.50, plus a cleaning fee. After about 3 weeks (most of which the kilt spent in the mail between Connecticut and Canada and back) I have the kilt back and I couldn't be happier. It feels a bit heavier down on the bottom, but perhaps it'll just add the to the swish factor! On to the pics...
Before (you can't see the top of the kilt because of the waistcoat, but notice the portion of the sett at the bottom):
After (again note the sett and the more "jeans" waist height):
Close-up of stitching:
My thanks again to Brandon at B&S. You were very patient with my questions and I look forward to my next B&S kilt (especially now that I know what measurements to order!)
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