Earlier this week I picked up my new kilt from David McDonald at Canada Kilt (a semi- regular attendee at Kilts Night). I ordered a MacKenzie tartan kilt, pleated to the stripe, a semi dress sporran, version C, and a Kilt belt and buckle. I managed to get all this for around $300 cdn.

I have not have a lot of opportunity to try out the kilt, but I wanted to give a bit of a review right now.

The kilt is made out of acrylic, and is cut in the traditional style. The “to the stripe” pleating is great, and I am glad that David recommended it. There are 37 deep pleats in the kilt, and so far as I can tell the swing is quite nice. The only complaint that I have about the pleating is that there is no reverse pleat at the start of the inner apron. This however does not affect the look or feel of the kilt in any major way that I can tell.

The fabric looks very close to wool, and is actually quite warm considering the very light weight feel of the kilt. The inside is lined, and the kilt is fastens with three straps and buckles.

My only real issue with the kilt is the ironing of the aprons and the pleats. Of course this comes from having three Bear Kilts that you can basically drive a car over and not need to iron. I am sure that I will get used to this very soon, and will be very well prepared for a “tank” when I find one that I need to own.

The sporran is very cool, and the belt and buckle are great. I will need to get used to the belt adjustment buckle in the back of the belt.

The main selling feature for me is the customer service that I received from David. The average delivery time for a Canada kilt is roughly 3 to 4 weeks. My kilt seemed to have taken a bit of a detour (David was receiving orders placed after mine within 2 weeks, whereas mine was in the post for a month). David was extremely apologetic, and sought every solution to insure that I was informed and satisfied with my purchase once it had arrived.

I have since ordered a Balmoral from Canada Kilt, and I am very certain that I will order another kilt from them in the future.

A fine job you have done David. www.canadakilt.com