Quote Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome View Post
One of the major advantages of a traditional four yard box pleated kilt, to me, is that it is a lighter weight, more balanced kilt. All that adds up to more comfort.

I've never worn one of Lady Chrystel's "double box pleated" kilts, but it seems to me that it would be just as heavy as a standard 8 yard knife pleated kilt, with most of the weight concentrated in the back, like any 8 yard kilt.

So if you want a kilt that looks like an historic four yard kilt, but feels like a modern eight yard kilt, that's what the double box pleated kilt was invented for.
Well, I am a person of considerable size, and my double box pleat only took 3 meters of double width. And per her website, this is the standard. I don't own a wool 8 yard tank, so I can't compare, but the swish appears about the same, but it's about 2 yards less fabric.

Geoff Withnell