How to Measure for a Traditional Scottish Kilt. Easy Step-by-step Instructions for custom made kilt
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
- Rocky shows you how to take your own measurements for a kilt that will fit perfectly.
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Is there a difference between our kilts and a Made in Scotland Kilt? About 3,000 miles... that's it. The kilt you get will be built to the highest quality standards and fit perfectly, just as if you bought a Scottish Kilt in Edinburgh, Glasgow or Inverness. The largest difference is that we're stateside, so you will get your kilt faster, at a competitive price for the quality, and we're easy to contact. We understand North American customers have a wide variety of uses for different types of kilts and highland wear fashion and we cater to them all. We stand by our quality, and we stand with you as a fellow kilt lover.
We are proud to be the largest kilt maker in the USA, and we'd be honored to craft a kilt, made in the USA, just for you.
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Whether you're going to a wear a kilt to a wedding or wear one every day, USA Kilts has the right men's kilt for you. Each custom kilt, whether casual or formal, is made to your precise measurements by a kilt maker right here in our Pennsylvania shop. If the measuring process or the number of options are a bit overwhelming, sit back, relax and watch the videos we've created to help educate customers on our different men's kilt models.
As custom kilt makers, we are often asked about the history of the kilt and what counts as an authentic kilt.
Some sort of kilt-type garment has been worn in Scotland for centuries. For most of history, kilts for men consisted of the Great Kilt (Gaelic: Feileadh Mòr), a long piece of cloth which was hand pleated and wrapped around the wearer. People still wear them for fun and some special occasions such as theme weddings, Renaissance fairs, LARP, SCA, historical reenactments, etc. Most of the kilts we are familiar with nowadays are modeled after the "short kilt" (or "little wrap", Gaelic: Feileadh beag) which originated in the late 18th century and was perfected by the Victorians in the 19th century. This is a more tailored piece of clothing -- the pleats are sewn in and the fabric is shaped, sewn and reinforced to make an attractive, form-fitting and durable garment which is fastened with leather straps and buckles. Originally, most short kilts used around five yards of wool tartan cloth in their construction.
The Victorian era saw the full development of highland wear including the more impressive eight-yard kilt. 8-yard kilts are now quite standard, especially for formal highland dress or for bagpipe bands. Five yard kilts are still genuine kilts, just considered "day wear" or "casual wear" in Scotland. They are lighter and are quite easy to wear and more affordable even if they don't have quite the same "swing" as an eight-yard.
You may be wondering about Irish kilts. Yes, the Irish wear kilts, but the tradition of doing so only dates back to about the turn of the 19th century when Irish nationalists promoted the idea. Similarly, the tradition of the kilt in Wales is very young, having started in the 1990s, but is growing fast. Anyone with pride in their Celtic heritage can wear a kilt. As can anyone who simply admires the kilt as a unique and handsome part of a man's wardrobe.
In fact, today many men wear wool kilts or PV kilts (polyviscose fabric) kilts just for fun. A typical sport kilt, such as our Casual Kilt or our Semi-traditional kilt, can be a great option for festivals, highland games, concerts, or any night on the town. A good quality kilt, whether it is a premier kilt or a more sporty kilt, is as much a part of your life as you want it to be. There's nothing like the feel and fun of a real kilt!
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I am thankful that you continue to do these videos, not every suit shop or tailor knows the proper way to measure for a kilt. And many a tailor will argue about it as well....
This was why I went to USA Kilts in person, so they could do the measurements.
Good idea. We did all this and the kilt is about 3/4 inch too short :-(
Great video! I love the visual.
I got that EXACT towel!!!!!!
How do you measure to find the ideal length for a sporran strap?
At one point in time remember you talking about standard lengths based on height. I’m 6 feet and you said it was average 24 inch drop. For me that’s exactly what it is.
Okay guys.I tie my Ghillies like a normal shoe with the usual first half knot shall we say,(I NEVER do that 10 or 20 twists thing at all) then because my right foot is wider than my left foot,I proceed to twist the laces round twice for the RH Shoe,3 twists for the LH Shoe,then take them round to the back of the ankles,low to just above the ankle bones, again 2 twists RH,3 Twists LH, back round the front slightly angle elevated up,cross them over at the front,again slightly angle elevated up and finish off with laces to the outside of each leg and tied of with a half hitch bow/knot thingy. Always use flat laces as round ones always come undone no matter how hard you try!! Never tie them off on the shin bone! Because of this the lace lengths on both shoes have to be set up differently so you get the tie off on the outside of the legs. Took me ages to figure this out and as I have played for about 3000 Weddings,3000 Funerals and piped about 12,000 local University Students to their Graduations over 30yrs,I cant afford to have my Ghillie laces coming undone at all. My way of tying them works very well,they stay there all day long pretty much,maybe one adjustment perhaps but otherwise it's all good.
Ok, so my goal is to have lost enough weight by the time I've saved up to buy one, that I'm not too embarrassed at my measurements.
Buy 4m/5 yards of doublewidth wool, job done.
So, for the waist measurement, just to be clear, we measure around the widest part of our rear? The widest part of my rear is lower than where my hips are. I just want to make sure I do it correctly. Thanks!
Nope, just above belly button is good, level all around.
The WAIST is taken at the belly button. The HIPS are taken at the widest part of your rear end. 😃
@@USAKiltsOfficial I had just got to that part and was going to clarify 👍
@@USAKiltsOfficial Thanks for the reply. This will be my first kilt and would really like to get it right. Can't wait to place my order!
Lol I wear my pants at my first rib
Boxer shorts??? We don' need no steenking boxer shorts!
Make sure your stomach is empty.