A gentleman came into my shop this morning with his new Kilt and Prince Charlie Jacket.
He asked if I could take the Kilt in a bit as it seemed a bit big to him.

As soon as he came out of my changing room with his Kilt and Jacket on I could tell that he had a Pakistani made Acrylic Wool Kilt.

The fabric was full of wrinkles, there was a 2" machine sewn hem, the liner is not sewn down nor the pleats cut-away. The entire Kilt was machine sewn and the stitching was long and ragged. The Pleat width varied from 1.25" to 1.75" reveal.

This Kilt was exactly what Jerry at Stillwater sells for $122.00 to $130.00,
right down to the "Designed in Scotland" tag.

In talking to him about his Kilt I could tell that he seemed upset. I then asked him what he paid for his Kilt.
His answer floored me.
He stated that the Kilt alone cost him $800.00 Canadian. He stated that the fabric for his Kilt had had to be specially woven as he had asked for the Murray of Atholl Tartan in the Ancient version.

Well, the Tartan in the Kilt he showed me is not the Ancient version of the Murray of Atholl Tartan. It is even darker than the modern versions that I have samples of here in the shop from Scottish mills. It is also not the correct thread count. Well, to be fair it is for about half the Kilt. The other half had thick black lines where they should have been thin ones.

We then took a good look at his Jacket and waistcoat. The first thing I noticed was that the bottom of the waistcoat hung down 2" lower than the bottom of the Jacket.
I then noticed the stamped, gilt buttons, and finally the loosly woven Wool/Acrylic blend fabric. It looked like a gunny sack on him.

Well, I spent some time with man. I tried to break the bad news to him as gently as I could. But in the end the only result is that this man had been ripped off. He had been charged a premium price for a Kilt and jacket that he could have gotten for about a quarter of the money.

I don't think this man was lying to me about the cost or claims from this company as he is a retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officer.

So, a word of caution to those thinking of dealing with Atlanta Kilts.
This man was charged a premium price for a Pub Style Kilt.

The web site of Atlanta Kilts

Please know what you are buying. Ask informed questions. Deal with shops that you know or that you have seen products from.




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