Skirting Costs

[guyinnadress]

I have just been looking online for kilt/skirts for men and some of them are really expensive. I found some cheaper ones on ebay and amazon. Does anyone know if these are worth buying, what the quality is like?

Cheers

[straightfairy]

The high quality, bespoke kilt outfits can run into hundreds of pounds, as can a regular suit.
There is a fair number of kilt manufacturers making sub £100 kilts of various types, many Pakistan based.
I have two from Tartanista (one cotton and one acrylic 'wool) and one cotton one from Woodtex. The 2 cotton ones were around £45 and I prefer the Woodtex one, while the acrylic one was £25 and is very good value.

[Sinned]

I get all my skirts ( I don't own a kilt but I am thinking of making a couple of cargo kilts ) from either ebay or the sales rail from mainstream clothes sellers. I have not paid more than £5 for any of my skirts and that includes postage where the skirt came from ebay. Ebay allows you to look at a large number of different styles and is thus a lot better than going into a store. I just take my time in looking for something I like and I am sure I would wear. I don't believe in paying loadsamoney when I don't need to.

Sinned

[r.m.anderson]

Notes on the margin - - -

There is great deal more to finding an economical fitting Skirt or Kilt.

Ebay unlike shopping in a physical store where you can try the skirt/kilt on for size and fit
does have a variety that the store would not have.
So before bidding make sure all the measurements and details about sizing are clear and
the returning of garmet is permitted if not.

The big problem for the stores these days is the customer comes in and shops for all
the features trying on for size and then goes online and attempts to get a better price
on the same or almost the same item factoring in the Shipping & Handling.
This is not so much in clothing as it is in electronics.
But still yet why pay more for something than you have to.

I am fortunate to live in a large urban area with one of the largest mall in the world -
Mall of America - and thus can shop a wide spectrum of the clothing market. Kilts not so
much but skirts galore from Macy's to Nordstrom's to Sears to Old Navy etc and many
speciality shops. I use my trusty tape measure when shopping these places.
I subscribe to the ole tape measure and when bidding on ebay insist that the seller
provide me accurate measurements to see if his/her item is going to work for size and fitting.

I shop first for fit and then for cost/price.
No sense in shopping for something that will not have a ghost of a chance of fitting no matter
what the cost is.
And then there is the skirt or kilt I just gotta have and with just a bit of tailoring can be
adjusted to fit - and then if the price is right I am all over it.
I am a regular customer at one tailor/seamstress shop for these minor adjustments.
Being a frequent customer helps with all the vital measurements on file and custom tailoring information.

"Skirt-Kilt-ON"
rma

[Sarongman]

Most of my skirts and few dresses have come from eBay, and I find it somewhat addictive to troll through. One problem, however, is the number of spyware cookies that are inserted into the system, requiring a cleanout after each session.

[Ron]

yes I wish that someone would make men's skirts
for a reasonable price,if they can make and sell jeans
for $30-$40 why not men's skirts in that price range

[skirtyscot]

All it would take is for a retailer to take a rail of denim skirts and wheel it over to the mens department. And there they would be, men's skirts at a reasonable price.

Of course a campaigning customer could do it himself. No need to wait for the shop staff to do it!

[crfriend]

All it would take is for a retailer to take a rail of denim skirts and wheel it over to the mens department. And there they would be, men's skirts at a reasonable price.

Before that'll work, the garments will need to be sized according to real physical measurements -- not the pseudo-random number system used for the gals' garments. Guys just won't put up with that BS. They'll want inches or centimeters (and they'll need to get used to the "outseam" notion).

Of course a campaigning customer could do it himself. No need to wait for the shop staff to do it!

Security!

[couyalair]

...take a rail of denim skirts and wheel it over to the mens department...

Of course a campaigning customer could do it himself. No need to wait for the shop staff to do it!

Excelent idea, Ss!
Except that in bigger stores the two depts will be on different floors -- not so easy!

Martin

[partlyscot]

Hi all, my first post.

So far, all my skirts have come from thrift stores, most expensive was $3.

The down side is I haven't yet dared try them on in the store, so of the 3 I've bought only 2 fit, but the other one is possible, my GF is going to move some buttons. It's a tartan front wrap skirt, and with the buttons moved the wrap over is going to be a little ...short. Maybe too daring. Next time I'm thrift shopping with my GF, if I see some likely skirts, I will be taking them to the fitting rooms!

I am planning on buying the Mountain Hardware Elkommando kilt, and wearing it at work. If that goes OK, I may see about a hiking skirt.

[Ron]

All it would take is for a retailer to take a rail of denim skirts and wheel it over to the mens department. And there they would be, men's skirts at a reasonable price.

Before that'll work, the garments will need to be sized according to real physical measurements -- not the pseudo-random number system used for the gals' garments. Guys just won't put up with that BS. They'll want inches or centimeters (and they'll need to get used to the "outseam" notion).

Of course a campaigning customer could do it himself. No need to wait for the shop staff to do it!

Security!

I agree,the skirts will have to have real measurements not some made up number
like what is used, who made up that bs anyhow a random number does not tell you anything.
also what do you mean by outseam?

[crfriend]

[... W]hat do you mean by outseam?

The "outseam" is the measurement of length from the waist to hem. Measuring the "inseam" on skirts is an impossibility as they don't have them!

[Ron]

[... W]hat do you mean by outseam?

The "outseam" is the measurement of length from the waist to hem. Measuring the "inseam" on skirts is an impossibility as they don't have them!

true on no inseam
so the outseam is how to tell how long a skirt is

[r.m.anderson]

partlyscot welcome you are now no longer a lurker !
Hope you come back and post frequently and more often.

Using the fitting rooms you will get used to it !
The problems I have experienced with the Thrift stores is the fitting changing booth is more like Superman
trying to change clothes in phone booth.
With the more upscale retailers the fitting rooms are much larger and usually have a mirror to check on your
fitting without leaving the room.
Here is another alternative if the room is large enough have your GF go in there with you IT IS NOT FORBIDDEN !
With the thrift stores the fitting booths are unisex much like Old Navy. If you are in a section of a store where
only womens clothing and fitting rooms are at hand a protocol of sorts dictates asking if you can use the fitting
room or take your selections to the mens side of the store. Target and Wal*Mart fitting rooms are unisex but
you check with an attendant who will direct you to an available room. It is not a real big deal unless you get
an odd ball freak who is on his/her first day at the job and blows things out of proportion.

And kilts are the way to go to get started in the unbifurcated fashion racket.
They are a great confidence builder and will make the transistion to skirts easier.
One thing to remember in getting your kilts; skirts and what have you is avoid getting the sizes too small unless you
are planning an extensive regimen of weight (size) reduction.
A cardinal rule that applies to skirts as well as kilts is:
"You can make a large kilt (skirt) smaller but you can not make a small kilt (skirt) larger" !
The utility type of kilts that you are planning/looking at are great starters in that you do not need all the expensive
fancy dress gear.

So welcome aboard !

"Skirt-Kilt-ON"
rma

[r.m.anderson]

[... W]hat do you mean by outseam?

The "outseam" is the measurement of length from the waist to hem. Measuring the "inseam" on skirts is an impossibility as they don't have them!

For what it is worth - - -
Outseam - seems to be incorrect - Please use HEM LENGTH instead and you will be communicating in the uniform language of a tailor/seamstress !

With outseam the measurement would have to be where there is a seam.
Not all skirts have a seam in an uniform location at the side(s) of the skirt.
Some skirts have a shorter HEM LENGTH at the front (apron) than they do
on the sides and back.
It is a wicked world out there all those strange sizes Juniors; Misses; Petites;
Average; Tall; Women; Plus and One Size Fits All. Fortunately the Half Sizes
have been retired.
Then the sizes have NUMBERS - OMG what's a person to do ?
Odd numbers for Juniors - Even for Misses - Larger numbers for Plus - then
the P for petite A for Average T for Tall W for women and the final injustice
actual measurements in inches !!!

"Skirt-Kilt-ON"
rma