4 Yard Kilt - Can it be formal?

[BEEDEE]

So you are pleased with it then? May I ask the weight of the wool? I think it looks great and as I said before, according to Matt Newsome's great article on the 4-yard, it is THE original tailored kilt, albeit with the box pleats. I just don't get why the 8-yard is the end all be all in formal kilts. My tank is really nice, but I don't see a lot of difference between it and a 4-yard, except the pleats won't be AS deep.

Yes - very pleased. Kilt is 13 oz wool fro Marton Mills County Crest collection. Rocky had to order specially for this but he was a pleasure to work with through the process.

Brian

[Bryan]

Yes - very pleased. Kilt is 13 oz wool fro Marton Mills County Crest collection. Rocky had to order specially for this but he was a pleasure to work with through the process.

Brian

Does it have a good "swing" to it similar to an 8-yarder? i would think the heavier the wool, the better the "swing."

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Does it have a good "swing" to it similar to an 8-yarder? i would think the heavier the wool, the better the "swing."

Yes, the weight of the wool is a factor. But even more is the amount of cloth used. The reason a typical 8 yard kilt has all that "swish and swing" that we associate with the kilt is because of all the cloth in the pleats.

Both a 4 yard kilt and an 8 yard kilt have the same amount of cloth in the front aprons. The extra 4 yard that the 8 yarder has are all in the pleats. All this extra weight in the pleats makes them act as a pendulum when you walk, giving you the "swish." The more cloth, the more weight, the more swish.

So, while a 4 yarder certainly still swings, it doesn't swing as much as an 8 yarder will. On the other hand, the 4 yarder will be more balanced and comfortable to wear. They each have their advantages. The question is, what are your needs/desires/priorities in a kilt?

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