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HIGHLAND DRESS

Peter Johnston's Highland Dress consists of the finest hand made bespoke kilts, highland jackets, trews and all highland dress accessories including bespoke sporrans with silver cantles and sporran chain, sgian dubhs, kilt pins and full clan hose.

Peter will take time to learn more about each client’s highland dress requirement – the tartan and highland outfit that you would like to have made. He will carefully guide you through the tartan cloths (modern, ancient or hunting), highland jacket cloths (Barathea, velvet or tweed) and take all the necessary measurements. This first appointment is followed by a fitting, sometimes a second fitting and then a final collection appointment.

The garment fitting appointment is to check the fit of the pattern, and to allow Peter to refine the balance and proportion of the kilt and other bespoke tailored pieces. Any alterations required to the kilt and tailoring will be noted and any re-cutting required will be instructed. After the fitting alterations are complete, the garments are lined and pressed and they are then ready for finishing.

Our kilts are hand made in Scotland using 8 yards of 100% wool worsted fabric that is also made in Scotland, in either a 13oz medium or 16oz full weight fabric. Every pleat is sewn by hand by the same kilt maker from start to finish. The kilt will sits two inches above the natural waist to accommodate a kilt jacket, doublet, waistcoat or waist plate

Orders usually require a turnaround time of 8 to 10 weeks after the initial discussion.

Bespoke highland evening jackets : Regulation, Kenmore or Montrose velvet or barathea doublets £3,450

Bespoke highland day tweed jackets £3,150

Hand made kilts £1,595

Bespoke trews £1,150

Bespoke sporran with silver cantle and chain, sgian dubh, silver waistplate, kilt pins and full clan hose are also available hand made to order.