Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
Alright, NJ must speak for himself,but you might have to accept what I am trying to give you is an honest assesment and I believe it is more or less right as far as Scotland is concerned. I know this is a point of view that is not helpful to your businesses and I am sorry about that, nevertheless I am only giving an honest view of how kilts are percieved over here. In your country the box pleat is known , it is not known well here,the same goes for the amount of cloth that is needed to make a kilt, by the majority of Scots who are not members of Xmarks.
Well, I can't speak for the United States, but here in Canada the situation likely mirrors that of Scotland. Remember that we are a Commonwealth Realm and do have kilted regiments and pipe bands for everything and anything. Most peoples' experience with kilts would probably have something to do with either or both of those sources. If the average Canadian even has an opinion concerning the yardage of a kilt, they will think it must contain the "whole nine yards". (Or eight yards in this case! ) So, no, the box-pleated kilt is just as much of an oddity here as over there.

It isn't detrimental to my business, as I offer five different styles of pleating. On the contrary, it is a detriment to the customer's Highland wear budget, as they could save money by ordering what is obviously a more affordable style of traditional kilt.