It is possible we could push it a bit higher, price-wise, but not by much. Right now, I'm not going to plan on saving the money for a kilt. It is a law of the universe that when I have money in savings for a personal pleasure, some emergency happens that sucks every cent away. If I don't get a kilt with the cash, nothing is going to happen with a kilt at all. Rather pessimistic, I know, but it seems realistic with my current life.

Well, then, if nobody knows of a source for wool Dress MacLeod in that price range, what other options are there under $300? Frankly, if I had the cash, I'd just get another kilt from Higgins. I love the last one he made me. But I'd like one I can feel comfortable wearing around town. I don't like the thought of getting dirt on a $450 garment. I'd rather risk damage to a $175 kilt than one that cost almost three times as much. You understand.

I could go with a plastic fabric. That's only so-so, though. I really don't like synthetics very much. The idea of spending so much on a kilt (yeah, it isn't in the fabric, it is in the labor - I've made a couple of contemporary kilts, so I know this) just sort of bugs me when it is a kilt made of plastic.

Where can I get my tartan should I choose to make my own? Any suggestions based on personal experiences?

Frugal Corner carries Dress MacLeod, so does USAKilts. Any of the folks who order in wool from Scotland can get it.

I was just really hoping someone would say "Oh, yeah, check out XYZ Kilts for a pretty good price on wool kilts in your preferred tartan!"

Thanks anyway!

-Patrick