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We are very pleased to offer hand made cotton canvas kilts in solid colors, from Buzz Kidder (the same fine American-Scot who makes our popular country sporrans and Rob Roy sporrans).  There is a growing trend now among kilt wearers to bring the kilt back to its roots as a daily dress item.  We applaud this idea, and wish to encourage it!  There are many people now offering inexpensive alternatives to the standard kilt.  Many are made from material that is too light weight to have a masculine hang, or material that simply does not hold a pleat.  Some companies, adapting the kilt for more utilitarian use, have gone beyond the traditional Scottish concept of a kilt.  What is there for the man that wants a traditional Scottish kilt, at a price that makes it affordable for daily use, and in a material that he can hike in, work in, drive in, and wear around town?  Our answer is the canvas kilt.

CANVAS KILTS?  But shouldn't kilts be made from wool?
Wool is the traditional material for kilts, and is still the best material for kilts.  If you are looking for a traditional woolen kilt, please see our main kilt page.  But if you are going to make a kilt out of a material other than worsted wool, canvas is the best alternative because, like wool, it will hold a proper pleat. 

SOLID COLOR KILTS?  But aren't all kilts made from tartan?
While tartan is certainly the most popular fabric for a kilt, kilts do not have to be made from tartan material, nor were they always made thus.  As early as 1635 we have a portrait of Sir Duncan Campbell of Lochow, the founder of the Campbells of Glenorchy, wearing a kilt (belted plaid) of solid red.  In the 1840's, when Robert MacIan painted his famous portraits of Highland clansmen for James Logan's book, The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, he depicted his Fergusson figure in a solid saffron color kilt, and his MacIntosh in a solid blue kilt.  Irish pipe bands are known for wearing solid color saffron or emerald green kilts.  Certain military regiments wear solid kilts, such as the "hodden" grey London Scottish kilts.  The tenth battalion Black Watch was issued khaki kilts during WWI.  Many a fine Scottish gentleman has worn a kilt made from Harris tweed.  So solid kilts are quite an acceptable alternative to tartan.

Many of our customers do not realize that our standard kilts also come in a variety of solid colors.  Our 10 oz (light weight) kilts are available in blue and green in the ancient, modern, and weathered colors, and red and black in modern and weathered colors.  Our 13 oz (medium weight) and 16 oz double width (heavy weight) are available in saffron, and a variety of tweeds.  Please see our kilt page for details.  Order these just as you would a regular tartan kilt.

Our line of cotton canvas kilts are made from 6 to 8 yards of cloth (more than enough for deep knife pleats).  The material is a 10 oz. weight Army Duck canvas (the same weight as our light weight woolen kilts), woven and dyed right here in North Carolina.  The kilts are hand pleated, and machine sewn.  Order by even waist size.  The hip measurement will be 15% more than the waist, and the length comes standard at 22.5"  If you need a longer or shorter kilt, please let us know.  There is no extra charge, but it may add to the delivery time.

Right now, we have the following six colors to choose from:

Forest Green

Olive Green

Black

Navy Blue

Camouflage

New Color -- Khaki (pictured below on one of our soldiers in Iraq)

Great for hiking.

Wear what you wouldn't dare  with a tartan kilt!

 

Waist size	Price	Add to Cart
30" to 34"	$115.00	Waist Size Color BlackForest GreenOlive GreenNavy BlueCamoKhaki
36" to 42"	$120.00	Waist Size Color BlackForest GreenOlive GreenNavy BlueCamoKhaki
42" to 46"	$125.00	Waist Size Color BlackForest GreenOlive GreenNavy BlueCamoKhaki
48" to 52"	$130.00	Waist Size Color BlackForest GreenOlive GreenNavy BlueCamoKhaki
52" to 56"	$135.00	Waist Size Color BlackForest GreenOlive GreenNavy BlueCamoKhaki

 

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