Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
The thing is Matt and I respecfully point this out again.There are 5 million or so Scots and umpteen million other people in the world that have a perception of what a real kilt is. They have never heard of boxpleats, you, me, or Xmarks and they are never likely to.Their loss maybe, but that is the way it is.
Jock,

I think you are misreading me. I'm not disagreeing with you. I understand and agree that the vast majority of people think of the kilt as a very regulated garment that must be a certain way -- and one of those "requirements" is that it be made from eight yards of cloth.

Regardless of common opinion, however, the amount of material in a kilt is not now and has never been historically a requirement for being an authentic kilt. Is a misconception -- a popularly held one, I'll admit, but a misconception nonetheless.

It is my job (literally) to educate people about the history and traditions of the kilt, and one aspect of that is to dispell the myth that a "real" kilt must have exactly eight yards of cloth.