My preference would be to go with the first option. It's less busy and I think provides a cleaner look to the back of the kilt. Keep in mind that what you see in these images is a quick pre-pin just to get a visual idea of how the options would look. It does not account for any tapering from hips to waist. With the black lines so close to the edge of the wide box pleats, those black lines are going to get thinner as they get closer to the waist. The first pleating option avoids that problem.
Also, it seems that those favoring the second option do so because they like seeing more red. Well, if red was what you were after, it seems to me that you would have gone with the standard Maxwell tartan, rather than the Hunting version. As you did choose the Hunting version, why not accentuate the green?
Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome
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