Braveheart Phillabeg

Made in the USA from the same 100% wool tartan, woven in Scotland by the same weaver, as the kilts used in the filming of the movie! The Braveheart tartan is very rustic, woven in natural wool and earth tones believed to be authentic to that period.

• Made by The Celtic Croft in the USA
• Tartan Woven in Scotland
• Same Weavers That Made the Movie Tartan
• Rustic, Natural Wool and Earth-tones
• Inspired by the Time Period of Braveheart

Custom-made just for you! Please allow 1-3 weeks for delivery. Please click for important information about custom-order items.

What’s a Phillabeg?

The phillabeg (a.k.a. phille-bheagh, feilidh-beag, or “little kilt”) is an earlier predecessor of today’s modern kilt. Unlike a modern kilt, it is not a tailored garment. It is simply a length of tartan about 25″ wide and 4-6 yds long, loosely bunched or pleated, and held at the waist with a belt. It is worn to about the middle of the knee, just like any other kilt. One of the things that makes a phillabeg distinctive, is that it has a few inches of tartan flapping over the belt. This flap-over helps keep the belt in place. Without it, the kilt might slip loose from the belt, leaving you standing in your skivvies (or worse!). See our main Phillabeg page for more interesting history and information.

Delivery Time

Our Braveheart kilts are made-to-order from fabric that is supposed to be in stock. This makes it essentially a stock item, and we can usually get them made and shipped in a day or two, but it depends a lot on the time of year and how busy we are. In general, please allow 1-3 weeks for delivery.

Pleating Your Kilt

Pleating instructions are included with each kilt. Traditionally these kilts are pleated each time you wear them. We ask for size information to be sure that your kilt will fit you correctly, but we do not pleat the kilt for you unless you also select Cheater Pleats™ as an additional option.

Cheater Pleats

 Cheater Pleats™ are a nice convenience option. Your kilt will still look like you pleated it yourself, but you can take it off and put it back on any time you want to without redoing your pleats. (Depending on how concerned you are about the appearance, pleating your kilt can take anywhere from a few minutes to a half hour each time you wear it). We’ll pleat the kilt for you, and stitch in a hidden waistband to hold it together. Once you belt it on, no one will know you didn’t pleat it yourself!

Please Note – if you add Cheater Pleats™ to your kilt, it becomes a custom-made item, and custom-order terms and conditions apply. Please click to view important information about custom-order items.

Sizing

A 4 yard kilt will fit up to about a 34 inch waist, a 5 yard kilt will fit up to about a 44 inch waist, and a 6 yard kilt will fit up to about a 50 inch waist. If you are larger than this please contact us for pricing on larger kilts. Also, If your waist size is close to one of these limits, consider the next size larger if you want deeper pleats or pleats closer together. For example:

If you have a 34 inch waist, a 4 yd phillabeg will have pleats 1.5 – 2 inches wide and 3-4 inches deep. A 5 yd phillabeg will have pleats approximately 1 inch wide and 3-4 inches deep or 1.5 – 2 inches wide and 6-8 inches deep. In this example a 6 yd kilt would be overkill with a 34 inch waist, but it would have pleats about 1 inch wide and 6-8 inches deep.

A 4 yd phillabeg fits up to about a 34in waist.
A 5 yd phillabeg fits up to about a 44in waist.
A 6 yd phillabeg fits up to about a 50in waist.

How to measure for your Phillabeg

1. Have someone help you. If you bend even a little while trying to do it yourself, the measurement will change.
2. Measure the waist size at your actual waist, where you usually wear your pants.
3. Measure from your waist to about the middle of the knee.