Review: AmeriKilt Kahki

[Mael Coluim]

I purchased this tiger stripe camo from Amerikilt four years, ago and have been really happy with it. As stated in this thread, its a breeze to clean. With a 25 pound weight loss this year, I'm not able to wear it now. Not sure if it can be altered or I should look to offer it for sale.

[Gryphon noir]

I haven't seen any additions to this thread recently, so I'll add my two cents' worth. I purchased an Amerikilt some months ago, but have yet to wear it outside the house.
Why not? First of all, it arrived in a very wrinkled state--and no, it wasn't opened by Customs. It took me awhile to figure out how to steam out all the wrinkles, but not being formal garb, that didn't bother me too much. When I put it on, I thought it was a rather sloppy fit. I went back to my original order and checked the instructions and my measurements. No problem there. I had followed the instructions exactly, and the label confirmed that it was the right size.
Next I added a kilt belt, and that helped somewhat, but I still had to tuck in about an inch and a half of material. It didn't help that the velcro is a very small patch, poorly located and too fine to hold the amount of material or adjust the waistband.
Design flaws? The lack of a reverse pleat makes the apron pull to the right; without any stitching on the inside of the pleat--I believe it's called a 'barrel pleat'--the material puffs out and the bottom of each pleat flips up and out.
Also, the proportion of the waist band to the hip measurement seems to assume a beer gut--but that would create a bigger wrinkle across the the top of the apron.
Solutions? I'm working on it. So far, I have managed to shrink about an inch off the waistband which has improved the fit considerably. How much will it shrink? No idea.
Conclusion? I'll wear this thing when I'm out gardening, or building a cob house....
Design: C
Fit: C
Workmanship: B+
Price: B
Recommendation: look elsewhere

[Captain Karrot]

I think a very reasonable alternative to the Amerikilt is the Alphakilt...I posted pics of mine a couple of weeks ago. Pleats are sewn and very secure. Wrinkle-resistant, too, which is a big bonus.