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Mid of man wearing kilt and playing bagpipes2. Pan down of man standing outside pub in kilt 3. Close of kilts 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Frances Smith, Independent kilt outfitter:...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eEdinburgh old town, Edinburgh, Scotland - 11 May, 2008 \u003cbr/\u003e1. Mid of man wearing kilt and playing bagpipes\u003cbr/\u003e2. Pan down of man standing outside pub in kilt \u003cbr/\u003e3. Close of kilts \u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE (English) Frances Smith, Independent kilt outfitter: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Well I outfit people. I take them through how to wear the outfits. We measure them up and let them try things on and see what they feel comfortable in. We take it from there, make up an order and it all gets sent away to be made up. Six to eight weeks later they have a full outfit.\"\u003cbr/\u003e5. Various of tartan making machines \u003cbr/\u003e6. Wide of chief kilt weaver Mark Taylor\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Taylor, Chief Kilt Weaver: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Now what you see happening behind us here is the weaving process. This is making the tartan for the gentleman's kilts, which you will see in the shop later on. The process has been in the building for about 10 -15 years and it's the only one left in Edinburgh doing this\"\u003cbr/\u003e8. Various of weaving machines and weavers\u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Taylor, Chief Kilt Weaver: \u003cbr/\u003e\"On an average day we will produce about 50 yards (46 metres) and it takes about 8 yards (7.3 metres) to make a gent's kilt. \"\u003cbr/\u003e10. Wide of weaving machine\u003cbr/\u003e11. Close of weaver pulling wool \u003cbr/\u003e12. Wide of tartan shop \u003cbr/\u003e13. Close of modern kilt designer Howie Nickolsby fitting modern PVC Kilt: \u003cbr/\u003e14. SOUNDBITE (English) Howie Nickolsby , Modern Kilt /Tartan designer: \u003cbr/\u003e\"To call a kilt a kilt a proper Scottish kilt it has to be three things, it should be pure wool, hand stitched, completely hand stitched and made in Scotland. So as a guy that comes from a modern angle but with such a traditional background I don't want to see the art of kilt making destroyed or lost, so even something like black wool and tweed kilts are completely hand stitched and made in a traditional way\"\u003cbr/\u003e15. Pan up of Howie's modern tweed kilt \u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBITE (English) Howie Nickolsby, Modern Kilt /Tartan designer: \u003cbr/\u003e\"The inspiration comes from probably growing up in the kilt industry business. I had seen all sorts around the world, and plain kilts have always been in existence. Irish wear plain saffron orangey colour, plain green. I had always seen tweed kilts. Where I started is I made a PVC hand stitched kilt when I was 18. I had never worn snakeskin or PVC before but thought it was something different to make a kilt in. I wore it to my sister's wedding and went down very well. I then started doing like camouflage and oriental silk designs sort of going along with the idea of trying to make a kilt from anything a man would wear in trousers. So using fabrics like silks, denims even transparent pink PVC - going more for the fetish market.\"\u003cbr/\u003e17. Various of model in PVC kilt \u003cbr/\u003e18. Close up camouflage and traditional tartan kilt \u003cbr/\u003e19. Close up of measuring tape \u003cbr/\u003e20. Close of Nickolsby \u003cbr/\u003e21. SOUNDBITE (English) Howie Nickolsby , Modern Kilt /Tartan designer: \u003cbr/\u003e\"We have men in Japan that wear the kilt and all over the world and already all over Europe especially. You know European men can see it in their older culture as well.\"\u003cbr/\u003e22. Wide of tourist Martin walking down the royal mile in a modern black kilt \u003cbr/\u003e23. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Roux, tourist: \u003cbr/\u003e\" This is a fully black kilt. I do not belong to a clan, I wouldn't dare wear a tartan.\"\u003cbr/\u003e24. Various kilt designs \u003cbr/\u003e25. SOUNDBITE (English) Nick Fiddes, Scottish Tartan Authority: \u003cbr/\u003e\"The Scottish Tartan Authority is a body which has been set up to promote and list and maintain archival records of all the tartans in existence. Otherwise people can try and record the same tartan again. So it's one place where people can come and find their tartan.\" \u003cbr/\u003e26. Various of traditional kilts \u003cbr/\u003e27. SOUNDBITE (English) Modern kilt model (no name given) :\u003cbr/\u003e\"A true Scotsman doesn't usually wear anything underneath his kilt. I am not one just now however because this belongs to Howie and it's not been washed for quite a while.\"\u003cbr/\u003eMoray, Scotland -15 July, 2007\u003cbr/\u003e28. Close to wide of bagpiper in traditional Scots kilt walking \u003cbr/\u003eDistinctive patterned cloth known as tartan is an important part of the national dress of Scotland. \u003cbr/\u003eClan (family) tartans have been around for centuries. \u003cbr/\u003eBut today's fashion designers are reinventing the kilt to give it a contemporary look. \u003cbr/\u003eTartan has evolved over thousands of years. \u003cbr/\u003eFor several centuries, tartan remained part of the everyday wear of a Highlander. \u003cbr/\u003eWhilst tartan was worn in other parts of Scotland, it was in the Highlands where its development continued. \u003cbr/\u003eTartan became synonymous with the symbol of clan kinship. \u003cbr/\u003eToday it has become the main symbol and identity of Scotland and Scottish culture and wearing a tartan continues to be a vibrant tradition. \u003cbr/\u003eSituated in Edinburgh's old town is the city's last tartan weaving mill. \u003cbr/\u003eMark Taylor the chief kilt weaver says the weaving machines in the factory produce yards (metres) of tartan each day.\u003cbr/\u003eKilt design has moved into the 21st century. \u003cbr/\u003eHowie Nicholsby was 18 years old when he first designed a silver snakeskin PVC kilt, which he proudly wore to his sister's wedding. \u003cbr/\u003eNicholsby says his modern twist on a traditional garment was a hit and inspired him to create other kilts with a modern twist. \u003cbr/\u003eSome of his designs include camouflage kilts, black leather kilts, snakeskin kilts and even a pink PVC kilt for the fetish market. \u003cbr/\u003eNicholsby believes a Scottish kilt has to be three things, it has to be pure wool, hand stitched and made in Scotland. \u003cbr/\u003eTourist Martin Roux decided to buy a black kilt because he doesn't belong to a Scottish clan and did not feel entitled to wear a tartan. \u003cbr/\u003eNick Fiddes from the Scottish Tartan Authority says it's important to keep an up to date record of new tartans. 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