Kilt wearingPosted by Greg Sun, June 17, 2018 07:39:00A quality
kilt, sewn by a Scottish kiltmaker shall last you a lifetime; and it might go
on to generations.
Something like this is what you often see when looking for a
kilt.
No doubt,
it is thought to be an argument justifying a high investment in a kilt. But should
it really make sense to you as a customer?
Well, if you keep your size all life and the kilt shall not only fit next generation but also be interesting for a son or grandson to
wear; it may. But how likely is it? Don’t forget the importance of the correct
fitting when having your kilt made exactly to your measures. And the very
thought of caring for your precious kilt might probably mean that you should
only use it at few and very special occasions.
But is it a
clever argument from the perspective of the kiltmaker, then? No. It is an
extremely bad one, in fact; at least a most short-sighted one. Could you
imagine a manufacturer of anything else being interesting in selling no more
than one of his products to the same customer - and his heirs?
Like me, I’m rather convinced that you cannot.
And, somehow absurdly, even the cheapest kilt, worn only twice a year could serve
you a lifetime and be handed over to next generation. It wouldn’t look as good
as that fine and expensive kilt. It would never have. But that is quite another
story.
Kilt wearingPosted by Greg Thu, June 07, 2018 11:40:55Two years
ago a 5 yard made to measure James Morrison kilt by Heritage of Scotland was to
buy from £151. On most tartans there was an additional charge, but in the most
common tartans £151 would do.
Today the
James Morrison brand has disappeared but Heritage of Scotland are still offering
five yard kilts made to measure. Now, however, prices start at £200. But you
can hardly find a tartan without an additional charge. At least I have not been
able to. They are £30 or far more extra.
Companies
are free to take the price for their products they want to and to increase
prices as much as they want to. But I find it rather questionable if a “from”
price is pure theory.
Kilt wearingPosted by Greg Thu, June 07, 2018 11:06:23During the
last couple of years prices on kilts made in Scotland have increased rather
dramatically. Perhaps the vendors are trying to compensate for the drop in the British pound since the country decided to leave the European Union? This, however, makes no sense to me, as it is to believe that the wool comes from
Scotland, and that wages to Scottish kilt makers have not increased that much.
You might
remember that a few years ago some Scottish kilt manufacturers demanded that
only kilts made by skilled Scottish kiltmakers in Scotland and from Scottish
wool should be allowed to be called kilts.
Prices on imported
Pakistani made cheap kilts have not gone up, which should have been the
consequence.
I don’t understand it.
Kilt wearingPosted by Greg Thu, June 07, 2018 10:47:02I just
realized that it is almost two years ago since anything has happened on this
blog. And I only have myself to blame. To those of you who have followed it I
can only say that I’m sorry. And that I’ll try to revitalize the blog. My
interest in kilts and kilt wearing hasn’t gone. Rather the opposite. There
hardly is a day where I’m not out and about in a kilt. And very often kilted
means 24/7.
Kilt wearingPosted by Greg Tue, July 05, 2016 11:07:56Just a few
years ago I complained about kilt makers’ and vendors’ pretty bad web sites.
Well, still some are looking most old fashioned, but most sites have obviously
been renewed, resulting in a better design and improved functionality.
A site that has really impressed me is the new Heritage of Scotland.com home
page. Not that their old web site was ever bad, far from, but the new one is definitely more stylish, and then it gives a lot of information on kilts, tartans,
clans etc. Add to that it is as easy as never before to order a kilt according
to your measures.
Only one thing could need a revision: When ordering a kilt you might get the
impression that you have only 10 (most popular) or 20 (view all) tartans to choose
from. And that is not the case.
There are in fact no less than 1.500 tartans on their tartan list. But if your are looking for a nice tartan you must know the name of it (not all customers have
their one and only tartan) – or be inspired somewhere else, like on The
Scottish Register of Tartans site – and then return to the Heritage pf Scotland
site to check the price.
It is a little bit complicated. Much better, it would
be, could you have tartans on display, sorted by letter or colour(s).
http://heritageofscotland.com
Kilt wearingPosted by Greg Wed, June 29, 2016 16:37:24”Do you
know, this kilt must be nearly 20 years old?” I a couple of days told my wife.
And it must be, not being my first kilt, but
one of the first ones.
“It still
looks very nice”, she answered and added “I think tartans, like this, not too
colorful look the best.”
I had on my
four yard wool kilt in Ramsay Blue tartan, meaning a rather subdued blue, black
and a thin white stripe.
The picture above, showing me in my Ramsay tartan kilt is a few months old
So now
having got a clue I might perhaps think of buying myself a new kilt in a somewhat subdued tartan. What a pleasant occupation look for a suitable one.
Kilt wearingPosted by Greg Wed, June 29, 2016 15:49:25High quality
kilts shall also after Brexit be available within EU; even if they come in tartans
of their own. I’m thinking of the Austrian Rettl Company, which for years has
been in business with their fashionable Corinthian kilts.
In fact, I know of no other kilt maker or vendor doing so much for promoting
kilts.
Just have a look at the new 132 pages Rettl & Friends web magazine:
https://www.rettl.com/rettl-friends-10/
Kilt wearingPosted by Greg Wed, June 29, 2016 15:34:06You like
kilts but are not so much for tartans, or you should just like some variety:
Perhaps a
Camouflage kilt might be a good idea. Scotweb is selling such kilts for just 99
GBP.
https://www.scotweb.co.uk/mens-wear/kilts-and-kilt-outfits/kilts/camouflage-kilts
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