Questions on the Newsome 4yrd Box Pleat or 8yrd Knife Pleat?

[Paul Henry]

I think Scheihallion is a bit out-of-line with comments of that ilk. Like it or not, the box pleat IS traditional--it's a revived tradition. Whether it's popular in Scotland or not doesn't make it any less Scottish either.

Actually Matt to British eyes, particularly ones over 40, box pleats do remind us very much of school girls' skirts. This is perhaps a cultural thing as I don't know that box pleats in North America have the same connection.I suspect that they don't. Maybe that is why knife pleated kilts are the accepted way of pleating the kilt on this side of the pond.We also do not have the sort of heat that many of you chaps have to endure and of course your winters in the northern parts of North America are something that we over here can only imagine.

I do think that everyone is entitled to comment, and many of us over in Great Britain feel much the same about the 4 yard box pleated kilt, so I don't see why Scheilallion 's comments ( or indeed Jock's) are not as equally valid as yours.

The great thing about forums that they show a wide range of viewpoint, it's up to each us to accept the viewpoints as opinons,

The 4 yard box pleated kilt is an historic garment, not really traditional ( as we have often debated this) in the generally recognised sense.There is nothing wrong with people making it or wearing it , but as Jock and so many others say, it's not a traditional garment in Scotland.

It seems that in the States, the makers and wearers of it are overly defensive of it. I don't think anyone from Scotland has ever said they shouldn't be worn, or indeed might even have been worn a long time ago.

Jock often comments that he worries about appearing like a stuck record, I'm with him and lots of others over here in Great Britain