Quote Originally Posted by Blu (Ontario)
Hamish,

I see more and more kiltmakers offering the plain kilts option and I'm intrigued by the idea of an expanding market in this garment. I'm also curious as to the demographic. In any of your conversations with kiltmakers, do you get a sense of where this is headed?

blu
I cannot say that I have really discussed the matter to any extent, Blu, but I guess it would be almost impossible to say whether first-time kilt buyers are coming on board because they can now have non-tartan kilts. That being said, I do know personally of two guys who would not wear tartan because they were convinced that they were not entitled to (regardless of what I told them!), and both subsequently opted for plain kilts. I also know of a number of tartan kilt owners who have gone for plain kilts as their second/third purchases, when they might not have considered having more than one tartan kilt.

Whilst in Edinburgh in two weeks time, I am meeting up with Nick and Adèle of KiltStore.net for the first time and, since they have only fairly recently introduced contemporary plain kilts into their range, I will seek their views and opinions. I'd ask Howie too, but he's just leaving for a month in the USA!

Watch this space! 8)