Pleating Decision

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MacMillan,

You know, I've never thought it mattered either. I was talking to a guy in a kilt shop a month or two ago and he was really pushing this kilt I had eyeballed and bragging about how many pleats it had. So for some reason, I guess, I started to think that more pleats=nicer kilt. Clearly I've been mistaken because you are absolutely right, I really don't care. Joshua C. McIntosh

You know, it really seems to be a hidden truth of those who actually know kilts, that the number of pleats is entirely a function of estimated desired lenght (i.e 8 yard kilt) , the size of the wearer, pleating style and the sett of the tartan.... it's funny...if "more pleats = better quality" ...then men of substance would have the highest qualitiy kilts as a rule ;)

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I would pleat to sett, as it's more of a traditional civilian way of doing it. There are those who like pleating to stripe, but they're far from being the majority.