Inexpensive Kilts

[Skweres]

i already know if a number of places i can get cheaper kilts, but the only ones i find are scot tartans and a handful of universal irish tartans, usually black irish, irish national, or st. patrick, but i was wondering if anyone knew of a place where they sold the Irish County tartans, like galway, limerick, antrim etc...any ideas, i found places to get 5yrd and 8yrd kilts, but not ones like USA or Sport kilt

[Panache]

i already know if a number of places i can get cheaper kilts, but the only ones i find are scot tartans and a handful of universal irish tartans, usually black irish, irish national, or st. patrick, but i was wondering if anyone knew of a place where they sold the Irish County tartans, like galway, limerick, antrim etc...any ideas, i found places to get 5yrd and 8yrd kilts, but not ones like USA or Sport kilt

Skweres,

To get a really good price on a kilt, it's going to have to be a mass poduced one. The mass produced tartans are going to be ones that a large number of people will wear (they have to be to make financial sense). I don't think you are going to find those tartans you mentioned at this point in PV, cotton, or acrylic. They are only going to be found in wool, therefore requiring a custom kilt. If I may be so bold as to offer a suggestion for someone wanting to honor their Irish roots, how abut a Stillwater solid Green or Saffron. I believe many Irish regiments wore / wear these. You can purchase an all wool 6-8 yard kilt with lots of pleats for under $150. I love my solid green one and look forward to wearing it on Saint Patrick's day.

It's worth a look

www.stillwaterkilts.com

Cheers

Panache

[Skweres]

im wearing my Limerick on St. Patty's day, but i wanted a more casual one for normal times so i dont have to wear one so expensive

[RockyR]

The Irish County tartans are owned by House of Edgar and the Irish County CREST tartans are owned by Gaelic Themes (and WOVEN by Marton Mills).

The material is only woven in wool... they WILL NOT weave it in anything OTHER than wool and since they own the tartans (think of it as a copyright), it's their decision. Therefore, you'll only find the Irish County tartans in "expensive" wool kilts.

Depending on your definition of "expensive", you can get a less expensive one... for instance, we offer a 5 yard wool kilt at $350 - $375 (for any of the Irish County Tartans). If you're looking in the $100 range, you won't find anything.

As Panache mentioned... the best alternative is the Irish National or Ireland's National or Saffron

[Skweres]

The Irish County tartans are owned by House of Edgar and the Irish County CREST tartans are owned by Gaelic Themes (and WOVEN by Marton Mills).

The material is only woven in wool... they WILL NOT weave it in anything OTHER than wool and since they own the tartans (think of it as a copyright), it's their decision. Therefore, you'll only find the Irish County tartans in "expensive" wool kilts.

Depending on your definition of "expensive", you can get a less expensive one... for instance, we offer a 5 yard wool kilt at $350 - $375 (for any of the Irish County Tartans). If you're looking in the $100 range, you won't find anything.

As Panache mentioned... the best alternative is the Irish National or Ireland's National or Saffron

how can a tartan of a specific county be copyrighted?

[PiobBear]

how can a tartan of a specific county be copyrighted?

Whoever designed the tartan can copyright it, regardless of whether it's named after Mayo or Mars.

for someone wanting to honor their Irish roots, how abut a Stillwater solid Green or Saffron. I believe many Irish regiments wore / wear these.

Only Irish pipers wear kilts; saffron kilts. I'd also suggest a solid green or saffron one from Stillwater (I've got a saffron one, and am very happy with it), or perhaps the All Ireland Green from Sportkilts (a friend has one of those; I like the colors better than the Irish National).

[Skweres]

[QUOTE=PiobBear;338027]Whoever designed the tartan can copyright it, regardless of whether it's named after Mayo or Mars.QUOTE]

so all the irish county tartans are newly designed? anyways, i still have the one from the area my family originated from, cost more but i am happy. why would only pipers wear the tartans?

[Skweres]

or perhaps the All Ireland Green from Sportkilts (a friend has one of those; I like the colors better than the Irish National).

yeah, that was my first kilt

[Panache]

Here's a picture of the Stillwater Green Shadow Tartan Heavyweight



There is actually a tartan pattern woven into the fabric, you can only see it in certain light. The saffron and black have the same pattern. I have the black one as well but not the saffron. I found out this year that I have some Irish in my background so I feel that this kilt is a tip of the hat towards that line in the family.

Cheers

Panache

Who wants a kilt in the Martian Tartan (Red, orange, and yellow), it would be like being a Scottish John Carter! I'm going to put on the first piece of Holt's "The Planets" now.

[PiobBear]

Whoever designed the tartan can copyright it, regardless of whether it's named after Mayo or Mars.

so all the irish county tartans are newly designed? anyways, i still have the one from the area my family originated from, cost more but i am happy. why would only pipers wear the tartans?

In the Royal Irish Regiment of the British Army and the Irish Defence Forces, only the pipe bands wear kilts (saffron kilts); not the rank and file (unlike the Royal Regiment of Scotland, for instance).

Irish County tartans designed by Polly Wittering of the House of Edgar in 1997.


My saffron kilt, caubeen, & brat