what is going on here?

[bodysuittattoo]

What you have here is an older Black Watch regimental kilt. Regimental kilt cloth today is typically an 18oz weight, but in the past it was often heavier, so you may have your hands on some 22oz cloth.

The pleating is referred to as "piped" or "barrell" pleats, and is essentially the same concept as a box pleat, but a slightly different style typical of the Black Watch.

so .. does the military box pleat stay pleated in a 'roll ' all the way to the hem, or in the case of a "piped/barrel" pleat turn into a knife like pleat just under the fell?..... because i'm gonna tell you right now that trying to press a box/roll to the hem in this fabric is going to be near impossible, and i'm not so sure about it's staying power, AND i don't really see any indication of any pleat lines other than what is here, except on the very first pleat, which appears to be a box to the hem

ps: just what constitutes 'older' ?... and yes, this seems like mega cloth.. it feels twice as thick and stiff as 16oz !!