'Kingussie' Pleated

[The Guy in the Kilt at UC]

It's difficult to say, because my kilt is not wool. It's cotton, so that may be the deal on that guy.

[Pleater]

I have made reverse Kingussie kilts from various lengths of material, up to 8 yards.

It is easy to put extra fabric into the inverted box pleat at the back, which would not be possible with the Kingussie style, where the box pleat can't be overly large or it will obscure pleats on each side of it.

I think that the Kingussie style is quite frugal - on the lines of the box pleated kilt for the amount of fabric it uses.

Depending on the size of the sett of your tartan and your own size you might be able to use a long length of fabric, but I associate the reverse Kingussie with casual kilts - my own are worn as everyday clothing, but your tartan sounds far too special, and unless you have very good reasons for deviating from the standard knife pleating I would advise that you stick to that style so your kilt is regarded as 'proper' in every way.

The only other options I could think of would be rolled pleats, military box pleats, or perhaps double box pleats. I think that the military box pleats use up a lot of fabric, there being up to 7 layers in that style.

I cannot fault the reverse Kingussie style for the uses I make of it, but I do have the uneasy feeling that it is not something that a gentleman would wear in the drawing room.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: