Blu, even though this is my first traditional kilt, I am extremely impressed with my Stillwater kilt, even though I‘ve only had occasion to wear it twice so far. I got mine off of eBay for all of $75.00, not expecting a great deal more than an “ok” traditional kilt…. OOPS! I seem to have gotten a LOT more than my $$s worth.
The kilt has three straps that are fairly thick 1 ½” wide leather, well secured to the material with strong buckles to match. This was a big selling point to me.
The kilt has 30 pleats, each one 2 ½” deep, crisp, perfectly pressed to the sett, and in there for life! It came with the pleats hemmed down in 2 rows which, I might add, were perfectly done and easy to remove. I believe the bottom “hemline” is selvedge, but it’s the straightest selvedge I’ve ever seen, so NO complaints there.
The fabric is an “acrylic blend“, nicely woven, and very hard to tell from the Scottish wool Royal Stewart tartan kilt another gent was wearing at our Burns Supper. The drape and swing are excellent, and a new experience to me, since I’ve only owned SportKilts which are quite stiff comparatively!
The kilt will wrinkle, but only after sitting on the pleats the wrong way for a long time! And they seem to have simply “hung” themselves out! I went to press the pleats a day after the Burns Supper, but the wrinkles I thought were there… were gone. All in all I’m quite pleased. This is a kilt that will go with my Prince Charlie jacket for formal occasions, and equally as well with my Tam and Poet shirt for Renn Faires.
The only problem is that the kilt is much nicer than I expected! I’m almost afraid to wear it to Renn Faires!
Oh well! No point in having a nice kilt if you don’t wear it!
Just the “view from here!” ,
Dakotan