Buget Kilt from Innes & Cromb, Edinburgh, Review

[cessna152towser]

This is the McKenzie kilt which I purchased at Fort Augustus on Thursday, seen yesterday with a sporran from Nicoll of Bankfoot.

The kilt is labelled as Distributed in Scotland by Innes & Cromb Limited of Edinburgh. The use of the word distributed suggests it was not made in Scotland. Below this is a smaller label with washing instructions (the kilt is washable) and which states on the reverse that it is composed of 65% cotton polyester and 35% rayon. The inside of the fell is lined, though the fell is a bit on the short side at just seven inches. The overall length of the kilt is 24 inches.

My normal waist size is 39 inches but I found that the size 40 kilt fitted me neatly, though for my height it is a bit too long. McKenzie tartan had been on my wants list but with a £300 University of Glasgow kilt currently on order and a desire to buy bagpipes shortly, ordering another made to measure 8 yard wool was out of the question right now, so I was happy to find the tartan in a budget kilt for just £45, with the McKenzie clan crest pin an optional £14 extra. The McKenzie sett appears to have been faithfully reproduced, with no simplification, even the subtle lines within the dark areas are visible in the right lighting conditions. You can see from this pic one of the downsides of the lightweight non-wool kilt is that the outer apron tends to ride up on the sporran chain exposing the bottom of the inner apron.

I wore the kilt for around four hours on Thursday evening and for around twelve hours yesterday and there are already signs of pilling of the material where the sporran has been rubbing on it so I have opted for the softer Freelander sporran today.

There are twenty knife pleats which are quite crisp; obviously you get fewer pleats in a cheap kilt.
The kilt will have its first introduction to other x-markers at tonight's kilt meet in Dumfries. After that I will probably wear it sparingly as although it is a very soft and comfortable kilt, soft is the key word and the material will not stand up to a lot of hard wear.
I could recommend this if you just want a cheap comfortable kilt to wear occasionally, but if you want to wear the same kilt daily then save your money and opt for a more durable heavier kilt.

[Riverkilt]

Know you know that a vest with a lot of pockets is an option to the sporran.

But of course, whatever the problem is, more kilts is the answer.

Ron

[ChattanCat]

Know you know that a vest with a lot of pockets is an option to the sporran.

But of course, whatever the problem is, more kilts is the answer.

Ron

Well said!

[McClef]

I would think at £45 it most definitely was NOT made in Scotland!

Seems OK for what it is though Alex and OK for casual occasional wear.

But I fear the labelling is somewhat misleading, I wonder if Innes & Cromb are related in any way shape or form to the Gold Bros?

[Archangel]

...and now they're selling Hamish t-shirts, whatever next?

[McMurdo]

Alex it looks fine for what it is, however I think that with a kilt such as this one you should perhaps think about switching your chain belt for the all leather variety, as it will not eat away at the material as quickly.

[Phil]

Never heard of "Inners & Cromb" but the spelling of "Innes" as "Inners" is probably a dead giveaway of non english speaking origins. I like the MacKenzie but see what you mean about the apron not sitting well. The pleats look pretty sparse too but what do you get for £45 I suppose. Good health to wear it and look forward to seeing your Glasgow yooni kilt.

[McClef]

Well spotted about the label spelling Phil!

[Arlen]

Seems like a nice kilt for casual wear and knocking about it.
And, as usual, it really suits you, Alex.

[Une]

Alex is that t-shirt in the first photo a Vulcan one saying l put the wind beneath her wings, l bought my late husband on of those as he used to work on the Vulcan's, & l know he loved it.