On XMTS we often talk about the importance of the quality versus cost in our highland attire. It is easy to say "I want everything to be the best quality". But what about when you have to make choices about what can be best quality vs. lesser quality? I pose this scenario and question to you for your amusement and for us to share what see as most important in our highland attire.

Imagine you are a starving 1st year college student and do not possess any highland attire. Fortune has smiled on you and you have won a drawing for a free highland outfit from a respected Kilt shop. As starving student you will not be able to buy replacements for any of the items until you are finished with college (and you are shooting for a Doctorate). So this gear will be serving as your only highland attire for the better part of the next decade.

The shop owner says you may have your choice of an outfit that includes (1) kilt, (1) sporran (with strap), (1) kilt jacket w/waistcoat, (1) pair of hose w/flashes, and (1) sgian dubh.

However there is a catch.

One item may be of the very finest quality (bespoke to your specifications)
One item will be of very good quality.
One item will be of good quality
One item will be of average quality
One item will be of low quality

What would you choose for your outfit? List them from 1 to 5 with 1 being the highest in quality to 5 being the lowest and add an explanation if you would like as to your reasoning. It will be interesting to see if we all have pretty much the same priorities or if there is some variation. For the fun of it I will send a PM to one of the Mods with my prediction.

Cheers

Jamie