How hard do you have to look to tell a trad from a semi-trad?

[RockyR]

Sorry in advance if this post sounds "aggressive"... I didn't intend that. I just am trying to clarify things and shed some light on other things.


I'd like to clarify something...

Poly Viscose Vs. Wool kilt is NOT like "Saturday Night Fever" Poly suit compared to an Armani. PV is "not your daddy's Polyesther".

I've done lots of research and compared several dozen kinds of material to wool. From wool blends to cotton blends to straight cotton to blah blah blah. Bottom line... EXPENSIVE wool is expensive wool and there's no EXACT substitute. That being said... PV, IN MY OPINION is as CLOSE as you're going to get without dropping the big bucks.

We've done kilts for weddings with guys who had the same fears you had... There were going to be several (if not dozens) of kilted Scots in attendance and they didn't want to look "out of place", especially being the groom and his men! Every wedding party (that has come back to the shop after the wedding) was VERY happy to report nothing but positive comments about the Semi Trads.

COULD someone ask you if it IS a wool kilt or another material? Yes.

Would they insult you for wearing it? MORE THAN LIKELY not.

Does it matter what someone else says about you? If you had the guts to wear a kilt in the first place, I'd be surprised if this was even a question.

[RockyR]

one more point to clarify...

Could you tell that one of our CASUALS is not a wool kilt? Yes. They're built with wider pleats and sit lower on the hips. They're not TRYING to look like "traditional kilts"... they're trying to be exactly what they're titled to be... Casual Kilts.

Our Semi Trads are made to look much more like a "Traditional Scottish Kilt". Hence the name, "SEMI Traditional".

Does this help to put it in perspective a bit?

[ronstew]

Rocky, I didn't take your response as agressive, and I hope you didn't find my question that way. I think your Saturday Night Fever / Armani illustration answered my question nicely.

Some people wear a kilt to be different. At the occasion I have in mind, I would be the centre of attention for a few seconds, and I would not want to look different. Since the event is only about 20% likely to happen, I don't want to say what it is. Sadly, the low likelihood of the event occurring is preventing me from ordering.

I am looking forward to that casual I ordered from you. And I'll get you the remaining info you need real soon!

[Pour1Malt]

Ronstew...

maistly.. the lichter wiecht kilts hang

and move differently than the heavy traditional kilt...

so it is noticable...

but as others has said... very few people wuid care....

[Verlyn]

Getting back to the original question, I would say unless someone was a seamstress and REALLY knew their fabrics, they could not tell difference between one of Rocky and Kelly's Semi-traditonal and a wool tank. Having just picked up 3 semi-traditionals and one premium yesterday and because hanging around this chick that is a very good seemstress for the last 26 years, I can tell the difference in the fabric on site. As far as otherwise? Buckles are the same, construction pretty much the same and, since my wife is a seemstress, Rocky and Kelly have taken the time to show her the differences while in the shop. That all being said, the average person can't tell the difference between a casual and a tank, in my mind. Attention to detail is a rate commodity these days. Thank God USA Kilts gets it and that's why I'm "sold" on their products (not to mention over the top customer service). Bottom line, I defy anyone but a fabric/textiles/kilt making expert to be able to tell the difference between a USAK Semi and a full wool tank.

[bikercelt1]

I've worn my USA Kilt to several Highland games and never once had anyone question it. Some of the people have been terrible snobs about other kilts but none of them ever said a word about my USA Kilt. (Of course I'm open to the possibility that I was involved in a Broadsword tournament at the time and questioning an armed man about his kilt was more than thery were prepared for!) Both my Sensei/Swordmaster and the folks from my local Scottish shop were surprised when I told them it was a USA Poly-V. The only "tell" was the fringed hem and only one guy picked up on that. The colors are different from my wool Anderson Modern, but everyone just thought it was ancient or weathered. You can't go wrong with Rocky and Kelly's kilts. Their kilts are not the same as my wool tank, but they're suitable for almost anywhere I'd wear my wool tank.

Jamie

[Moosehead]

Macman,

an A Company boy, was ya?