Quote Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome View Post
What's not to be sure about the pleats? It's a traditional pleating style (box pleated), done to stripe, as it also traditional. They are the correct size and number given the amount of cloth, the size of the sett, and the wearer's measurements.

You might not personally care for the look of box pleats, but no one can make the argument that they are incorrect or untraditional.
I have my doubts about the "traditional" argument but am certainly familiar with the style of pleating which is the norm for ladies' skirts and has been for many years. I was simply making the comment that it would allow for a more economical garment which I am sure many here are seeking. I have no doubt that you could find almost as many examples of how a garment was made as there were tailors at the time so have no issue at all with such variations. To try to assert that this is how kilts really should be, however, is both misleading and spurious.