West Calder’s R & I Macdonald have been providing exceptional quality handmade kilts and accessories for over 60 years, and their standards are not about to drop. With each kilt purchased hand sewn by an average of 6,000 stitches, there is a lot of time and love put into the art of making the perfect garment and even heirloom for generations to come. The family run business on 45 Main Street is so established it has welcomed celebrities and royals for kilt fittings and purchases as some of their many long-standing patrons. Advice on how to care for your kilt over the years is provided by friendly and attentive staff, and alterations are available for any change in hands or weight. The quality is exemplary, as Isobel MacDonald - with sixty years’ experience - personally checks every kilt is up to her famously high standards before it leaves the shop to ensure all the finer details are perfect. Despite exceptional quality, R & I Macdonald retain competitive pricing and have a number of accessories, such as kilt pins and sporrans to make the outfit complete for whatever occasion: Burns Supper, graduation, ceilidh or wedding. Kilts can be made from any registered tartan, and tartan design available for those wanting an original piece. Full Jacobite outfits are available for hire at this excellent establishment with prices beginning at just £45. A vast range of sporrans can be purchased from a basic leather sporran at just £39 through to sporrans embossed with celtic design and a solid silver set with silver chain and sgian dubh. There aren’t any awards for excellence in kiltmaking, but if there were, R & I Macdonalds would certainly have won a fair amount for impeccable quality, detail and service. This traditional shop allows you to invest in an exquisite kilt with complete confidence.