EDINBURGH, Scotland -- My wife has teased me for years, “I’d love to see you in a kilt.” It’s likely just her and my mother who would suggest such a thing.

Well, I decided to find out if she was sincere. Kilts, the real deal, can cost up to a $1,000, and that’s just for the 8 yards of the fabric, which wraps around your midsection at the belly button and runs down to the top of the knee. I thought it’d be fruitless to search for a rental in Scotland, but to my surprise, kilt rentals are a thriving business.

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I reached out to McCalls Highlandwear in Edinburgh, where assistant manager Owen Cairns told me it was as simple as sending McCalls my measurements and my choice of tartan (I went wi

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