I guess it depends on whether the kilt is pleated to the sett or the stripe.

Take your marine tartan, for example. You don't like the front, which shows the sett, but you like the back, which is pleated to stripe (most military tartans are). If the back were pleated to sett, as most civilian tartans are, you might not like that, either.

Do some googling of tartans that interest you. I bet you can find some kilt examples.