Blu, I have pictures of a light wool kilt in Confederate Memorial Tartan in my gallery. Pictures aren't that great but the kilt sure is.
Rocky at USAK made it up for me and I love it. Living in the south it shoud make a great year round kilt, for you it may be a 3 season kilt but I really think you will like it once you wear it.

Oh, the pleats really are straight, that is my wife's hands spreading it that caused it to look that way on the hanger.

Mike