Box Pleat?

[The Vicar]

Thank you all for your feed back.

I am looking at 16 oz wool, Hearts of Midlothian tartan made into a kilt. The box pleat in my opinion looks rather "sharp" and it is on my list. I have 16 oz knife and PV and have never had a problem with the pleats so when I heard this comment...I just wanted to see what you folks thought?

Thanks for the assistance.

Robert

[Kiltboy]

Go with the heaviest weight you can find. You won't have a problem with the pleats, and any wrinkles will fall out overnight. I have one lighter weight box (13oz), and it requires more pressing, and careful sitting in the car, to look neat. The other "boxes" I own are 16oz+, and they are easy to car for, and travel very well. In fact, my Matt Newsome is my favorite road trip kilt.

[Jordan]

Go with the heaviest weight you can find. You won't have a problem with the pleats, and any wrinkles will fall out overnight. I have one lighter weight box (13oz), and it requires more pressing, and careful sitting in the car, to look neat. The other "boxes" I own are 16oz+, and they are easy to car for, and travel very well. In fact, my Matt Newsome is my favorite road trip kilt.

This rings true for all kilts, I have a heavy Knife pleat which I have sat on a train for 8 hours in, not worrying about the pleats in the slightest and it was fine. On the other hand My SWK heavy which is a very light weight kilt, Sit funny for half an hour and the pleats are a mess.