Do you pleat your kilts to the sett or the stripe?

The repeating pattern in a tartan means that two quite distinct appearances can be had to the rear of a kilt, depending on how it is pleated. Kilts can be pleated either to the sett, so that the tartan pattern is preserved in the pleating, or else to the stripe, so that the same vertical line is centered on each pleat.

Traditionally civilian kilts were pleated to the sett, and military to the stripe. But ultimately it is a matter of taste. We pleat our kilts to the sett unless you ask otherwise. If you would prefer yours to the stripe, please just specify this (including which colour of vertical stripe to pleat to) at the Checkout when ordering.