Knife pocket in the kick pleat

[unixken]

The tartan is the Scottish Wildcat tartan.

[James Hood]

While a staunch fan of the "traditional-modern" wool tartan 4 to 8 yard kilt, 'must admit equal affection for the 5.11 TDK style with pockets galore.

Sometimes, around home, etc., the sporran is not worn and one wishes a traditional kit might have a pocket sufficient to hold the smallest Swiss Army Knife and comb and a pen...maybe auto's key and small wallet if an extemporaneous drive-out is needed.

...not an issue when clad in a multi-pocket safari type shirt, but with a tee or jumper, the lack of pockets on a traditional kilt are "sometimes" missed.

Hmm. Time to ponder a waist pouch....

[The Wizard of BC]

Many people today use the word Contemporary to mean any modern kilt. They usually envision something with the Utilikilt look.

While yes, a Contemporary Style kilt is a modern development, it is by definition, a kilt made in the traditional manner incorporating some modern innovations.
Yes, it is possible to maintain that traditional look and swish while also incorporating the conveniences that we all expect in our clothing today.

By definition a Contemporary Style Kilt is one takes the famous look and swish of a traditional kilt and brings it kicking and screaming into the 21st Century.
It does this by retaining the traditional construction techniques which include the full floating interfacing and stabilizer that give the Traditional Style Kilt its famous feel, drape and pleat swish. The internal construction are also responsible for the kilt's famous long life by protecting the outer fabric and the stitching from the daily stress of wearing it.

If a Kilt does not have the internal construction features of the Traditional kilt it may be a modern kilt but it is not a Contemporary Style Kilt.

The innovations that define the Contemporary Style Kilt are most often summed up in three words. Fit, Fabric and Pockets.

The Contemporary Style Kilt is designed from the ground up to take into account that men today may not want to wear their clothing up over their ribs like their grandfather did. This is known as "The Fit of your kilt".

A Contemporary Style Kilt may also be made out of almost any fabric from 16 oz Wool Tartan to modern Polyester/Cotton and Polyester/Rayon blends which are totally machine washable and dryable. This is the Fabric innovation.

And finally a Contemporary Style Kilt may be designed to incorporate Pockets into its design.

This kilt is made from 16oz wool Tartan fabric in our own X Marks Tartan.










This kilt worn in a Black Tie outfit is also 16oz wool in the Victoria City of Gardens Tartan.




To the best of my knowledge this is the world's first, totally hand-stitched, Tartan kilt, to incorporate a Mid Rise waist and Pockets into its design.
16oz wool in the USMC Dress Blue Tartan.


While there are now some others who make kilts in the Contemporary style, I am the one who first developed and defined it. I am also who coined the phrase "Contemporary Style Kilt" to describe it.

With the development of the Contemporary Style Kilt you can have almost any type, style or size pocket you can dream of. If you tend to carry a lot of stuff like me multiple pockets are the answer.
But pockets which even when full do not interfere with the Traditional look of the kilt, the drape of the fabric or the swish of the pleats.