Which has the better swoosh, knife or military rolled pleats?

[Kriegbert]

Knife Pleats




Rugged or 5 yd Knife Pleats




Box Pleats




Military Box Pleats




Kingussie Pleats




Reverse Kingussie Pleats

steve, thank you for putting the effort to post these from your workshop. Are there any YouTube videos where I can see the military rolled in action? To my untrained eye in most footage I can’t really make out which is which from a good distance & see how they perform

[Steve Ashton]

Just look for any video of the current Royal Regt. of Scotland. Their kilts are military box pleated.

[Kriegbert]

Just look for any video of the current Royal Regt. of Scotland. Their kilts are military box pleated.

box, not rolled?

[Bruce Scott]

This video featuring Garrison Sergeant Major Scott McFadden shows plenty of military kilt swish:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9GCBApvx1w

[KennethSime]

Just look for any video of the current Royal Regt. of Scotland. Their kilts are military box pleated.

I have a military surplus RRS kilt (one of the newer ones), and I feel like the military box pleats they use swish a bit more front-back than they do side-side. I think this has to do with how the pleats open (they open front-back, rather than to the left).

I've never seen a military rolled pleat.