Le Kilt

Le Kilt is a fashion brand that creates traditional classic pieces inspired by founder, Samantha McCoach’s Scottish heritage. Using small-scale manufacturers from across the UK, Le Kilt aims to act as a proponent of sustainability and to introduce traditional craftsmanship to a modern audience.

Founded in 2014, Le Kilt’s began as a single kilt style made by Samantha’s Italian grandmother, a former kilt maker who worked on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile for over 40 years. The importance of family and tradition is something that is integral to the brand, and is something that we continue to recreate through our network of manufacturers, suppliers and collaborators - our ‘Family Tree’. Creating opportunity allows others to grow and therefore for us to work together to safeguard the future of our shared heritage.

Le Kilt has a manifesto -

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learning, tools, nostalgia, craft, knowledge, innovation through tradition (end goal), repair, timelessness, education, heirloom, family narrative, community, inquisitiveness, understanding, patience, collaboration, loyalty, identity, vulnerability of raw materials, integrity.

This shows their goal of repairing and conserving garments through making timeless pieces that will last many lifetimes for multiple people.

Le Kilt is adhering to sustainable practice by making products to order to minimise textile waste, this stops unwanted products being created and sitting in a warehouse wasting fabric, time and effecting the fashion industry.

I like Le Kilts idea of clothing made to order as it eliminates wastage however I think it would make it harder to gain sales as the made to order products come with a wait time before the product comes which may put customers off buying the garment.