Common Kilt Questions
The Original Sport Kilt started it all 25 years ago, and the majority of the kilts we’ve made since all take their cues from the traditional fit. With a flat front panel and pleats all around the backside, this kilt wraps around your body and fastens with Velcro. With 4” of adjustability and an elastic waistband, our kilts are made for every body.
You can measure around your waist with a cloth measuring tape and plug that size into our size chart on our sizing page.
We recommend going by your actual waist measurement and not your pants size. Your pants size is usually 2″ smaller than your actual waist measurement. If you don’t have a measuring tape, just add 2″ to your pants size and plug that number into our size chart for your ideal size.
For example, if you wear size 34 pants, then add two (36) and a 36 will fit best in our size large Sport Kilt.
Men with a 28-32″ waist over 5’10” should go with a medium-long, and under 5’10” a medium will be a good length.
You asked about our favorite custom feature – our sewn down pleats! We tack down each pleat along the edge, about 6” down from the waistband. That makes the kilt lay flatter across your backside, and lets the pleats break apart lower down on the kilt for a more traditional look and feel. This way also makes the kilt easier to care for since the pleats never lose their knife edge up around the top. Thanks for listening as we nerd out on pleats.
You can choose to add five belt loops to your kilt so you can wear a kilt belt, or your favorite everyday belt. This is purely optional, as our kilts do not require a belt to fit.
We can sew an extra panel, called a fringe, on the opening side of your kilt and match it to any tartan. This gives you an even more old-school feel. You can also enhance your look by adding one of our accessories or pieces of apparel.
You can machine wash your kilt with similar colors on cold; tumble dry on low or hang to dry. For the sharpest pleats, press with an iron on 75% heat setting.
Note: If your kilt has leather buckle straps, we recommend dry cleaning as the leather will dry out with machine washing/drying.
Our sizing chart is a good place to see what size Sport Kilt is your best fit.
We recommend going by your actual waist measurement and not your pants size. Your pants size is usually 2″ smaller than your actual waist measurement. If you don’t have a measuring tape, just add 2″ to your pants size and plug that number into our size chart for your ideal size.
For example, if you wear size 34 pants, then add two (36) and a 36 will fit best in our size large Sport Kilt.
Men with a 28-32″ waist over 5’10” should go with a medium-long, and under 5’10” a medium will be a good length.
Keep in mind that we use actual inches, not pants size, which can be significantly different. If you have any questions, just shoot us an email/chat, or give us a call!
We use a special 8oz yarn-dyed poly/viscose material that is machine washable, holds a pleat well, has a nice swing and drape, is non-itchy and great for sports in all of our tartan/plaid kilts.
Our Commando kilts, and some of the specialty fabric camo kilts use a poly/cotton printed twill.
We start production of your Works kilt the following day after you place your order. Normally it can take about 1-2 weeks or so to build a works kilt or any other kilt with added custom features. How fast it gets to you after that depends on what method of shipping you choose.
If you need your order by a certain date, let us know in the “order notes” field, and we’ll do our best to meet your deadline. Also, shipping to a P.O. box takes a couple days longer than a regular address because we only ship with the Post Office a couple times a week, not every day like our UPS shipments.
These kilts are custom made to the exact length and width that you request, and production is approximately 2-3 weeks.
Common Order Questions
All of our Original Sport Kilt model kilts are usually in stock, so we can get a kilt shipped out within 1-2 business days (women’s kilts take a little longer).However if not in stock in can take 2 weeks or so to build. How fast it gets to you depends on what method of shipping you choose. If you need your order by a certain date, let us know in the “order notes” field when checking out, and we’ll do our very best to meet your deadline.
When you add things like leather buckle straps, sewn down pleats, pockets, fringe, or belt loops, we send your kilt over to our custom shop to have those options added, which typically takes 2 weeks or so.
Works model Sport Kilts typically take about 1-2 weeks or so for us to add all the custom options you select.
When you give us a P.O. box as your shipping address, we can only ship it with the US Post Office, and not FedEx.
As soon as we print a shipping label for your order, a tracking number will be sent to the email address you entered along with your order.
The fastest and most efficient is via our online store. We will automatically send you a FedEx Tracking number at the time your order ships. If you want to call in your order, please feel free to do so 1 (800) 451-KILT or (562) 427-3232
If you need your order by a certain date, let us know in the “order notes” field, and we’ll do our best to meet your deadline. Also, if you give us a P.O. box for your shipping address, your order can only be shipped with the US Post Office and not FedEx.
If your order’s payment was successfully processed, you will immediately receive an order confirmation email. Id you do not receive a confirmation email please contact us.
Usually the same or next day. All of our accessories are in stock and ready to ship. If we happen to sell out of a particular item, we will let you know by telephone or email ASAP.
If you need your order by a certain date, let us know in the “order notes” field when checking out, and we’ll do our best to meet your deadline.
If you order a customized kilt with your accessories, we wait until your kilt is ready before shipping your accessories.
Our shipping and returns policy can be found here.
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