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Braveheart Ancient Kilts
These are the same style kilts worn in the movie Braveheart.
They are made from the same 100% wool tartan, woven in Scotland by the
same weaver, as the kilts used in the filming of the movie!
The Braveheart tartan is very rustic, woven in natural wool and earthtones
believed to be authentic to that period. Our Braveheart Ancient Kilt is
made from a long piece of single-width fabric, approximately 25 inches
wide. This allows you to pleat the kilt with 2-3 yards left over that
is worn over the shoulder as a sash. Normally, you pleat the kilt each
time you wear it, and the only thing that holds it together is your belt.
As a convenient option though, we can sew the pleats in place for you
- see below.
The 6 yard kilt will fit up to about a 38 inch waist, a 9 yard kilt will
fit up to about a 50 inch waist, and a 12 yard kilt will fit 50+ waist
sizes. If your waist size is close to one of these limits, consider the
next size larger if you want deeper pleats. For example, if you have a
38 inch waist, a 6yd kilt will have pleats approximately 2 inches wide
and 3-4 inches deep. A 9yd kilt will have pleats approximately 1 inch
wide and 6-8 inches deep.
Please see our Ancient Kilt page for
more information. Pleating and wearing instructions are included with
each kilt, or you can download them here: How
to Wear the Ancient Kilt (Adobe PDF format).
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Mel
Gibson wearing a
Braveheart Ancient Kilt |
The
Braveheart Tartan |
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How to measure for
your Kilt:
1) Measure
the waist size at your actual waist, where you usually wear your
pants.
2) Measure from your waist to about the middle of the knee.
Have someone help you. If you bend even a little while trying to
do it yourself, the measurement will change.
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Braveheart
Ancient Kilt
KABH – 6 yds,
$199(fits
up to about 38in waist*)
KABH – 9 yds, $279(fits
up to about 50in waist)
KABH
– 12 yds, $369(fits
50in+ waist)
Pleating
instructions are included with each kilt. Traditionally these kilts
are pleated each time you wear them. We ask for size information
to be sure that your kilt will fit you correctly, but we do not
pleat the kilt for you unless you also select Cheater Pleats™
as an additional option (see below). Please
allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
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Cheater
Pleats™ (Optional) ($50 extra)
This is a nice
convenience option. Your kilt will still look like you pleated it
yourself, but you can take it off and put it back on any time you
want to without redoing your pleats. (Depending on how concerned
you are about the appearance, pleating your kilt can take anywhere
from a few minutes to a half hour each time you wear it). We'll
pleat the kilt for you and stitch a waistband inside to hold it
all together. (A belt will still be necessary to hold your kilt
on).
Here are your
options:
Pleat to sett – each pleat is positioned so that the
pattern (sett) appears to continue through the pleated portion
of the kilt.
Pleat to stripe – we choose a prominent stripe in the
pattern and center the stripe down the middle of each pleat. This
is a traditional military style, and can look very nice. Some tartans
just don't look good pleated to stripe however. If you choose this
option we will let you know if it can't (or shouldn't) be done.
Box pleats – another traditional military style. Every
other pleat is reversed. This creates pleats twice as wide (3 to
4 inches wide depending on the sett width of the tartan you choose)
with tartan folded under both edges of the pleat. Incidentally,
box pleating uses less tartan, so you can actually get by with a
6 yard kilt all the way up to a 50 inch waist. If your waist size
is larger than 50 inches, and you would like box pleats, select
a 9 yard Ancient Kilt.
Strap &
Buckle – for an additional $15, we will stitch a leather
strap and buckle inside the kilt to assist in putting your kilt
on and keeping it on. It will be hidden out of sight, but allows
you to tighten up the inside apron so you are not as dependent on
the belt to hold things together. Not at all necessary, but nice
for even more convenience.
How To
Measure:
1) Measure the waist size at your actual waist, where you
usually wear your pants.
2) Measure your hip at the fullest point, usually 6-8 inches
below the waist.
3) Measure the length from your waist to about the middle
of the knee. Have someone help you. If you bend even a little while
trying to do it yourself, the measurement will change.
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