Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
Makes perfect sense to me as, at a guess, most people shopping in the Royal Mile would not know a decent kilt, even if they were wearing it!
I'm almost tending to agree with Jock. I can only think of one shop in that area where kilts are not worn by the staff and their quality is high. I have shopped there without giving a thought to their lack of kilt wearing whereas in the other shops I tend to be a little disconcerted by the theatricality of it all

My experience of smaller, local kilt makers and highland outfitters in places other than Edinburgh is is that they usually do NOT wear kilts to work and I do not find that particularly unusual. The stock is plainly visible to see and feel the quality without necessarily there being a need for it to be worn. Similar, surely, to high fashion stores who may have models at the occasional fashion show in store but do not kit out their staff in all the expensive goods for everyday wear