Chase,

If you are willing to spend in the $500 range for hand sewn then do yourself the honor of going top of the line with your Leatherneck. There is such a visual and tactile difference between quality fabric hand sewn to your size by a kiltmaker and the options.

While I understand the market for mass produced Leatherneck tartan kilts it just seemed appropriate to honor the tartan with a top of the line kilt.

In addition to Matt and Barb and other hand sewn kilmakers you might check with Kathy Lare www.kathyskilts.com she was trainend in at the Keith Kilt School in Scotland to sew those military box pleats Panache mentioned. Her family is a USMC family and her husband Rob was sporting his military box pleat Leatherneck at Stone Mountain last weekend.

But point is, don't limit yourself. Start at the top of the line, in honor of whatever you're honoring with the Leatherneck tartan, then decide what you want to spend or what you can afford.

Semper Fi
Ron
Who's been hooked on a top of the line Leatherneck since he first saw one and now has one of his own.