early kilts with pleats in front?

[Pleater]

thanks all for the info, now I'm thinking about how to recreate a kilt pleated all around.

You'd need to decide just what it is you want to make - perhaps making a few mock-ups to see what could be done and deciding on the options.

If you wanted to make the pleats shaped into the small of the back at waist level you'd still need to consider the kilt as two parts, the front pleats falling from waist level and the rear fairly standard with pleats falling free below hip level.

I'd be inclined to join the edges at the right hip, maybe making a placket and pocket there and a false edge of apron, as to have an unpleated under apron would create a restriction to the pleats moving freely, and it would also make for multiple layers of fabric.

Knife or box pleats would both work, though being too exuberant with the depth of the pleats would make a heavy garment.

Anne the Pleater