Savile Row discipline, for Scotland's most traditional dress.
Each kilt, jacket and pair of trews is cut and made by hand, combining correct Highland tradition with the line and balance of a bespoke suit.
A complete, correctly balanced ensemble.
Peter Johnston's Highland dress includes hand-made bespoke kilts, Highland evening and day jackets, trews and all accompanying accessories, including bespoke sporrans with silver cantles and chains, sgian dubhs, kilt pins, silver waistplates and full clan hose.
Every element is designed to create a complete, correctly balanced ensemble for formal and ceremonial occasions.
From tartan to final collection.
Tartan, cloth and occasion
Peter takes time to understand each client's Highland dress requirements: the tartan you wish to wear, the formality of the occasion and how the outfit will sit within your wider wardrobe. He will guide you through tartan cloths (modern, ancient and hunting) and Highland jacket cloths (barathea, velvet or tweed), before taking all necessary measurements.
Refining the balance
The fitting appointment allows Peter to assess the fit of the pattern and refine the balance and proportion of the kilt and any accompanying bespoke tailored pieces. Any required alterations or re-cutting are specified at this stage. A second fitting is arranged where needed.
Lined, pressed and finished
Once these adjustments are complete, garments are lined, pressed and prepared for final finishing, followed by a collection appointment. Orders typically require eight to ten weeks from initial discussion to completion.
Eight yards of Scottish worsted. Every pleat sewn by hand, by one kilt maker, from start to finish.
The Peter Johnston kilt
Made in Scotland, to sit correctly.
Kilts are hand-made in Scotland using eight yards of 100% wool worsted cloth, woven in Scotland in either a 13oz medium weight or 16oz full weight.
Every pleat is sewn entirely by hand by a single kilt maker from start to finish. The kilt is cut to sit two inches above the natural waist, ensuring correct balance with a kilt jacket, doublet, waistcoat or waistplate.
Bespoke, by commission.
- Bespoke Highland evening jacketRegulation, Kenmore or Montrose doublet in velvet or barathea£3,450
- Bespoke Highland day jacketTweed£3,150
- Hand-made kiltEight yards, 13oz or 16oz Scottish worsted£1,595
- Bespoke trews£1,350
Bespoke sporrans with silver cantle and chain, sgian dubhs, silver waistplates, kilt pins and full clan hose are also available, hand-made to order.
Arrange a Highland dress consultation
Cut and made in the Highlands. Fittings in Edinburgh, at your home, or at the atelier near Inverness.
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