GRANDADS Kilt

A great example of how enduring and versatile a traditionally made kilt can be.

This was my grandads kilt, from his days serving as an Argyll and Sutherland Highlander.
Originally made by Glenisla Kilts, a well respected name in kiltmaking, this high quality heavyweight Black Watch tartan has stood the test of time. There was a lot of room for alteration, allowing me to add four more pleats, along with deeper box and kick pleats. I was conscious of retaining the original details, including the double stripe on the front apron and an interesting pleat design that mixes pleating to the band and to the stripe at the rear.

To highlight the double stripe symmetry at the front I’ve added some tweaks to tradition, creating a fringe edge at both sides and using four straps rather than three. The original chrome buckles have been swapped for gunmetal and complimented with a gunmetal rivet detail securing them to the cloth. The cheviot tweed I used to make my mums kilt is featured as a piped trim in both fringe edges.

Father and daughter make a fine and very particular pair, just as they did together in life.