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Our custom top-stitch 8-Yard Kilt is peak traditional Highland Dress. This is a life-time, heirloom-quality kilt made to your exact measurements. Our Pacific Northwest Tartan captures the lush grandeur of the Pacific Northwest with a blending of subtle blues and greens.
This is a PREORDER design in 13-oz wool cloth. Items ordered in this tartan will ship out mid-February, 2025.
The Pacific Northwest is teeming with life; from the cold tumbling waves of the Pacific Ocean, to roaring rivers filled with salmon, to dense moss-covered nooks and crannies of the forest. Rugged individuals have inhabited this land for millennia. Each generation has acknowledged that this place holds great power and each honors it by treading lightly with humility and respect. This tartan is for anyone who seeks the primal both within themselves and their environment. For anyone who knows deep down that life is an adventure.
For our Pacific Northwest Tartan, we’ve balanced the life giving elements of this region - the forests and the waterways - using dusky greens and blues.
The navy blue symbolizes the water of the Pacific Ocean, the Salish Sea, and the rivers that carve their way through the land.
Dark green represents the evergreen trees of the rainforest – Douglas fir, western redcedar, hemlock, and Sitka spruce.
We included a stripe of light green for the ferns, moss, and other groundcovers in the forest.
The color brown is a nod to the native wildlife of the earth and the air… like bald eagles, bears, deer, mountain lions, and beavers.
A delicate line of rusty red symbolizes marine life, like salmon and trout, that thrives in the Pacific Northwest.
And finally, a soft gray represents both the shrouding forest mist and the rocky terrain and mountains that reign over this realm.
Legal: This tartan was designed by Rocky (aka William) Roeger, USA Kilts, 2024. The name "Pacific Northwest Tartan" and the tartan pattern itself are both ©2024 by William Roeger, USA Kilts. This tartan is ONLY available through USA Kilts and may not be reproduced anywhere without the expressed written consent of USA Kilts.
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Waist A Traditional kilt is worn higher than your pants, just above the belly button (for larger customers, just above the WIDEST part of your belly). This is where the top of the kilt will sit.
DO NOT HOLD YOUR STOMACH IN. You’ll only going to get a kilt that's too small. Just relax and stand "at ease".
The tape measure should be snug – as snug as you will be wearing the kilt.
*Note: It will probably be 2 to 4 inches more than your pants size. This is common.
*TIP: BIG guys with large bellies may want to wear the kilt around the naval, as it gives a more flattering appearance.
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Hip With the same tape measure, measure around the absolute largest part of your rear.
Take this measurement a little LOOSELY. You should be able to slide a finger between the tape measure and your body when you measure.
This is your HIP measurement. In most cases, it's about 4-6 inches larger than the waist measurement.
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Length If possible, it’s best to take this measurement wearing shorts and a form fitting shirt. There are 3 different ways to measure length:
1) With assistance 2) With bath towel assistance 3) Without assistance
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1) Length Measurement with assistance
Stand tall with your back straight. Do NOT look down or bend over as this will change the length measurement. Just stand tall and face forward.
Have the other person measure down the SIDE of your leg. On your side, put the "0" end of the tape measure at the top of where your kilt will be (the same height you took your waist measurement from). Measure from that point down the side of your body to the middle of your knee.
The number on the tape that is right where the bottom edge of the kilt will be is the length.
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2) Length Measurement with bath towel assistance
Take a bath towel and FOLD IT so that it is 24" long.
Wear a pair of shorts, so you can see your knees and stand roughly 10 feet back from a full length mirror. Hold the towel up to your waist, putting the top of the towel at the spot you took the waist measurement… just above the belly button.
If the 24" length hits below your knee, shorten the towel by folding another inch or two, so that the bottom edge hits you square in the middle of the kneecap.
If the 24" length hits above your knee, lengthen the towel by unfolding an inch or two, so that the bottom edge hits you square in the middle of the kneecap. Once you have the top of the towel sitting at the top of where you want to wear the kilt and the bottom edge hitting the middle of your knee, measure the length of the folded towel from the top to the bottom. That will be your kilt length measurement
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3) Length measurement without assistance Kneel on the floor with your back straight. You're going to measure down the SIDE of your leg to the floor.
From the top of where your kilt will be (the same height you took your waist measurement from), measure down the side of your body to the floor down the side of your leg. It's easier to put the "0" end of the tape measure barely touching the floor and the numbered end at the top.
SUBTRACT 1" FROM THIS MEASUREMENT to have the kilt sit at the middle of the knee.
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Use the following chart for reference. These are typical height / length measurements.
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If you need assistance measuring, please do not hesitate to contact us: 800.368.8633 or [email protected]
