Originally Posted by
The Wizard of BC
Now do you want a Kilt that costs what a pair of jeans does?
Are you willing to accept what that Kilt would look like and fit like?
Are you willing to support that type of operation?
Now granted, mass production is incredibly efficient. It can be more "Green" than my sort of operation. It employs far many more people.
And it is the only way to produce products at a low per piece price.
But......
As I look around my house, I see many things that are mass produced by low-paid operators utilizing expensive, custom equipment. It appears that I already support that type of operation.
An advantage to mass production is that it enables a lot of sizes and styles to be readily available. Now, I don't own many jeans, but when I buy a pair (it's been a LONG time), they have to fit just so, and that means trying on a lot of them. Were kilts mass produced, I suppose I could easily bop down to the Kilt Shack and scratch whatever itch was in my wallet that day.
That being said, I have come to appreciate the bespoke kilts of master craftspeople. I get a unique piece made especially for me, and there's nothing like that experience. And until the unlikely advent of some sort of economy of scale for these things, I will be happy to continue commissioning one-of-a-kind kilts for as much as the budget and my interest allow.
Regards,
Rex.
At any moment you must be prepared to give up who you are today for who you could become tomorrow.
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