"The Deluxe Two Tone Edition Utility Kilt, Modern Kilt, Men's Kilt

First, sizing. ALL of the bad reviews of these are an obvious result of failure to follow instructions, and/or inability to use a measuring tape properly. (Though I bet there is a personal lack of confidence in there too on some of them...) I am 6'2" 185lbs with a bit of the mid-40s gut no amount of exercise will remove. I wear a US men's 32-34 inch waist, dependent on manufacturer. Using both the tailor's method and the method described for sizing by UT Kilts, I have a 36 1/4 inch waist. (Which if you know anything about the scam that is men's vanity sizing and how to use a tape measure properly is correct)So, I ordered the 36. It fits perfectly, thanks to the very clever snap system for the belly band that gives you an inch or three to work with. Note that I wear it in the "traditional" fashion about the belly, not like a skirt about the pants line.I find it very easy to don and doff, and the military style pockets are spectacular. I will say the belly band could use a bit of a liner of some sort- running around shirtless in this thing, I did experience a bit of skin irritation due to the type of cloth used in the manufacture. This isn't a design flaw, just a personal observation and the result of being a pale, pasty redhead. Serial killers skip us for a reason- our skins don't make good leather...Construction- I love to see Amazon reviews where the best someone can come up with is a bit of hanging pennant thread to whine about. This is normal on real clothing made by actual people. In fact if there wasn't a bit of extra thread here and there, I would have worried...that usually means the cloth was made by Skynet or small children in a sweatshop overseas where they are paid programmed to remove such things. This is nothing a second with a lighter cant fix. If that technique is good enough for military uniforms, it is good enough for a utility kilt. All seams were tight and straight. The pleats are proper gussets, not fold and stitch like a certain competitor's products. This means the pleats naturally want to stay pleats! I am a bit leery of the painted? enameled? powder coated? snap tops. On the one I purchased, they are black, but I suspect that won't last long. Perhaps an anodized version would be better for future designs? or perhaps just brass, copper or bronze? Reality is, this is a well-made bit of clothing. My only other reservation, beside the painted snaps, is the belt loops. I feel that they need to be double cross stitched at top and bottom. It is only a matter of time before I pull one off on a branch of nail sticking out with the current stitching...I have that luck.Versatility- With or without undergarments, the days of stewed walnuts and monkey butts are over. Period. Wearing my UT Kilt (and nothing else!) I have completed the following tasks- removed 1200 sq feet of damaged flooring and replaced it with laminate. Built a stone fireplace hearth from scratch. Remodeled from bare studs a bathroom and a bedroom. Built a 900 sq ft deck solo. Put in multiple raised bed gardens, moving 10 cubic yards of dirt by shovel and wheel barrel. Rebuilt the drive train on my VW bug. Hiked over 100 miles in all sorts of terrain (with a shirt on). Pruned trees and mowed the lawn. Went fossil hunting and fishing. Completed a 10 year honey- do list thanks to a bit of virus quarantine. First time in history I could wear my full knee snake boots, knee pads, and foot rock guards without dying of heat exhaustion. Yeah, I got manly once I overcame the strange new feeling of the boys being a bit more exposed. Which I ask, due to morphology, why don't males wear more clothing like this? Pants are stupid when you have the danglers by nature. Oh and yes, I even got up the nerve to wear it in public a few times down at the pub once they opened back up, with underpants sadly, as Nebraskans are a bunch of prudes. The gals loved it and the guys were obviously a bit jealous due to the obvious comfort and female attention. Many free drinks were had and I do not remember crawl walking the 4 blocks home.So, in other words, in the first few months or so of owning this thing, I have beat the aych eee double hockey sticks out of it and it took the abuse with nary a loose thread or busted seam. Not a single ding or scratch on those black painted snaps either. No need for my various tool belts with this thing thanks to the excellent BDU style cargo pockets, though for the construction projects I did put on a work belt with a few hammer loops and such. Truth- this would be a better item if it had both right and left hammer loops and a left knife pocket... hint hint hint if the manufacturer is reading this.All the wonders of comfort and versatility aside, I had to remove a star as NO CARE INSTRUCTIONS were included, and the clothing tag does not meet standards as no care instructions were printed on it. Oh, and zero care instructions readily found on the UT Kilts home site either... Well, that and the tag faded out after first washing...More hints there people at UT Kilts...The good news is I was familiar with they care of the cloth itself (wool/poly? dunno...no tags...) as it is felt like the same stuff my old school Navy winter working uniforms were made from- so machine wash cold, no bleach or fabric softener. For drying, I tried a tumble on delicate in a dryer bag to protect the finish on the snaps and buckles, but this was a fail as it wrinkled the pleats badly. That forced me to re-wash it, then use a low iron and two towels to restore the pleats. Now I only air dry with it laid flat on a table. While still wet, I hand pull and smooth all pleats and surfaces back into shape. (It dries quickly, even in Nebraska summer swamp humidity). Once dry, hit it with a lint brush to get the random detritus off it and you are rockin' out with your...well you get my drift... So, in short, as guy clothing goes, one has to put forth serious laundry effort to maintain this kilt, but it is worth it. Make sure you follow the directions for proper sizing. If you are the least bit self conscious, or cannot get over the feeling of the jewels a bit more exposed than what you were raised to believe is good and right, this is NOT the article of clothing for you.If you are tired of a chapped gluteus maximi and swampy frank N beans, this product is for you. If you think Real Tree and Mossy oak are stylish, I suggest you check out Amazon's good deal on 20 dollar Wrangler jeans and enjoy your steamy danglers. :wink:UPDATE #1: I decided to purchase a proper kilt belt and buckle from UT kilts (via their website so no review on Amazon from me). I did this not because I needed a belt, but because I needed a replacement for my tool belt. I should mention that a "standard" tool belt works fine with this utility kilt, but a proper UT kilts belt and buckle works even better. All of my standard tool hangers and pouches fit on it perfectly, and it is both secure and easy to put on and off...plus all that knotwork is sharp!I am headed out for an expedition to hunt mastodon fossils in the Sandhills of Nebraska in a few weeks, and will report back on the performance of UT Kilts products in a little known, but pretty extreme environment. If it survives Mid august in NE in the middle of nowhere, its gotta be good, I hope.FINAL UPDATE:I have put my UT Kilt through the wringer. it is the perfect hot weather outdoor gear. Still having a bit of trouble with irritation from the waistband, even after half a dozen washes. Shirt or no shirt, the cloth is a bit rough on the gut. This item survived lots of cacti hiding in the prairie grass, hacking my way through solid walls of invasive cedars, many sandy dune blow outs and quite a bit of high heat and humidity.However, due to ticks and waist deep wet grasses, I ended up only wearing this around in conjunction with my Danner snake boots and some cycling shorts. This sort of gear defeated the purpose of the kilt, so I ended up only wearing it at base camp after a day or two of testing.So, in the pucker brush and the prairie, it holds up, but isn't all that useful. In the desert or the construction site, it rules.

The good: Awesome looking kilt! Gray and black design inspired by Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon. Haven't worn it much, but got complimented on it. Looks more expensive than it is. Pockets were nice to have. Adjustable side straps. Nice, heavy material.The bad: Velcro on side pocket failed right after purchase and during first wear. Back pockets are too tight.Bottom line: If you love the look, get it!

I bought this as a gift for my boyfriend as his first kilt. The kilt was received early and in excellent condition. It fit my boyfriend perfectly and he looks great in it. I have washed it once now and the color hasn't faded or bled and there wasn't any shrinking, returning to a great shape after just a quick touch up with an iron. I plan on getting another so he will have one to keep nice and one to beat up because he would like to now start wearing kilts more often! (No objections! He has great legs! LOL)

Excellent fit and love the quality. For a traditional fit, measure at your belly button, for a casual fit measure at your waist. I am 5’11” and 185lbs with an athletic build, and normally wear size 32 jeans so I ordered a 36.I wear it as a traditional fit, so I can have more legs showings at knee height. I also had a 40 UT Kilt, the grey and black, but lost to much weight and passed it on to a friend that’s a size 36. Fits him great!!. So this is my second UT Kilt.Haha Also turns my wife on knowing I wear it commando, traditionally as a kilt should be worn.

As usual, the kilt is very well made.It measures 23.5 in length. I am tall so loosing.5” means wearing it a little lower.Size 46 is a little large. Have ordered size 44” and it is snug. Call me “odd “, I guess.I will continue to order from them.

Husband uses this for work. This is actually the second UT kilt we have purchased. We love all the pockets and the length is great. Only complaints are the knife pocket is on the left side so I had to sew a right had knife pocket and on the previously purchased kilt one of the belt loops came apart pretty quickly despite washing in delicate. Perhaps sewing the loops down with a double needle would help that?

The kilt is well made but I should have gone a size smaller. I wore it to my daughter's wedding so I'd couldn't exchange it but I am not disappointed. My weight fluctuates so it'll fit better at the end of this winter.

This is an amazing kilt. Well crafted and exactly as pictured. there's more pockets than we expected, but that's a bonus. It's great looking and will be durable for work. the sellers are also very great too and answered concerns promptly! Will probably buy another!

excellent quality.. and fit.. love this kilt..