Originally Posted by
jsrnephdoc
USA Kilts' description of their "Premier" 8 yard kilts:
Our reputation is built upon the beauty, comfort and durability of these premium kilts. In fact, we are known for over-building essential parts: Extra-strong embossed leather for the straps, Reinforced stitching on all stress points. Attention to every detail. And by making them here in the USA, we actually bring the cost to you down.
Interesting that they mention as a positive something that I dislike in their kilts, the super thick leather straps.
As soon as I received my USA Kilts kilt I switched them out for traditional leather straps. Scottish kilt makers have had a couple hundred years to figure out what thickness and suppleness of leather works best.
They don't mention there that their "Premier 8 yard kilts" have machine-sewn pleats, which I'm told they do.
Originally Posted by
jsrnephdoc
It's my understanding that the very first kilt they made for me WAS outsourced to Gaelic Themes
It would be really nice to have both a Gaelic Themes kilt and a USA Kilts "Premier" kilt to hand simultaneously to do an in-depth side-by-side comparison.
I assume that both are "traditional kilts" in having a stabiliser and cut-out pleats.
What I'd like to see up close in particular are the stitched portions of the pleats.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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