This bespoke pleated skirt has been made from two existing garments, repurposed and redesigned with a signature kilt style, using the same tailoring skills employed in my kiltmaking. One quality vintage wool skirt combined with one sample wool cape, originally made by Dashing Tweeds. Deadstock cotton inserts form deep box pleats at each side, incorporating practical deep pockets, alongside vintage leather buckles and retro-reflective trims that pick up the special yarn woven into the tweed — a perfect colour match to the 1980s wool skirt. All items made through the IV36 initiative use existing quality garments and textiles and return 20% of their profits to provide training at the Keith Kilt School, in the now endangered craft of traditional kiltmaking, helping to secure these skills for the generations to come.
