This addresses both contemporary kilts and traditional hand sewn kilts so put it here, hope that's okay. Also, this doesn't really lend itself to a simple poll.

Okay, talking with my traditional kiltmaker she remarks that the schooled, trained, certified, old line, hand sewn traditional kiltmakers are worried that the new contemporary kilts will drive them out of business and disrupt the traditional Scottish dress.

My response was I thought just the opposite. But it was because that's what happened to me. Though my blood is mostly Scot, I never considered spending the money to buy a traditional hand sewn kilt until I owned a few contemporary kilts and experienced the joy of wearing a kilt.

It was wearing contemporary kilts that interested me in paying for a hand sewn traditional. In fact, I'm now waiting for special weave fabric to arrive next month for her to sew a second traditional kilt for me.

I suspect others have moved from solid contemporary kilts or poly tartan kilts to traditional hand sewn tanks. I guess that most of us who have done that would not have ordered a tank for our first kilt.

My conclusion is that the contemporary kilt boom is/will actually help build the market for hand sewn traditional kilts from the old line traditional kilt makers.

And, I also suspect that old line traditional kilt wearers who did start there are now buying, or considering buying contemporary kilts for variety, or to knock around in, or have an easier care kilt to wear day to day.

So contemporary kilts boost sales of hand sewn traditional kilts and the hand sewn kilt wearers are expanding to contemporary kilts.

Think neither type kiltmaker has to worry about a declining market.

Other opinions solicited. Thank you.

Ron