Hamilton Dry Goods link to Kilts

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Here's some free advice for anyone designing a web page. NO MUSIC! Gee whiz.... what if I actually want to spend some time on your web site, but don't want to listen to your load midi-bagpipes over and over and over again? I know I can turn the volume down, but I shouldn't have to. I have yet to talk to a single person who liked going to a web site only to be assaulted by bad midi-bagpipes.

Anyway, now you all know one of my pet peeves.... :-)

About the kilts themselves, it would be nice to know some more information, such as how much the kilts are, and some nicer pics than the ones provided. In the pics you can see, it seems that he does use box pleats, but it appears he only sews them down at the waist.

He calls them "ancient" box pleats, which sends up some red flags. Yes, the box pleat style is older than the knife pleat style. Box pleats were used c. 1790 - 1850, roughly. So you could call them old, or traditional, but I wouldn't really consider nineteenth century as "ancient." He talks about making an "ancient" shirt, too. It all just makes me wonder how much he actually knows about the garments he is making/selling.

M

[cavscout]

I have a pair of the socks as well and they are awesome for guys with large calves. For clarity I just want to say I believe Hamilton Dry Goods is a separate entity from the kilt maker in the link above.


I think you are on the money Matt. I didn't notice it last night but he says he'll make a kilt in tartan of my choice if I supply it. So he may only have a couple of tartans at most to choose from.

Maybe he's just catering to the less-serious reenactor who is less concerned about accuracy and more into the fun and romance of the idea. Fo rcuriosity's sake I may give him a call in the next day or so jsut to see what the details are.