Last Minute Kilt Hire

For many people who haven't hired a kilt before, it could be pretty daunting or stressful to understand how to book a hire and the process of booking a kilt hire pack. At Kiltsforhire Glasgow, we make this process as simple as we can, and this guide will cover how to book kilt hire and how much notice to hire a kilt.

Everything comes included in your kilt hire.

Kilt Hire booking process -

At Kilts for Hire Glasgow, we try to break down this process as easily as we can. Booking your kilt pack in store and online is very simple to start with:

Firstly, you pick your kilt tartan.

Kilts for Hire Glasgow offers the largest range of tartans available, and it can be tough to choose, but our experts are always happy to help you match a colour scheme or locate a family name tartan and have many designs of our own designed to be perfect for any occasion .

We are proud to offer the largest tartan range available.

You can search by name on our website and browse through our gallery, if in store we have lots of mannequins styling different tartan combinations and we have our hire brochure available, which is useful to get you started on picking a tartan.

Great, you've picked your tartan, what's next?

Picking your kilt jacket

Example of styling notes on the tartan page

We suggest picking your tartan first as it's easier to build your outfit around, we can look to the colours in the tartan to see which colours would match well.

We would offer guidance in store, and under each tartan on our website, there's styling advice and imagery of the jacket options available.

Your kilt pack is completely customisable. If you're in-store, our experts will guide you through your options, and it usually takes about 5 minutes.

On our website, the drop-down menus show the upgrades and choices available for that specific tartan and update the hire price as you select.

Lastly, picking your kilt hire accessories.

To round off, you pick what finish you would like your accessories to be, & your choice of colour in shirt, tie & socks.

We can also accommodate changes to your kilt hire in an organised manner as best as we can when you come in to try on your hire, or when trying on at home, you can call us and let us know if anything needs to be changed or a different size.

If you're unsure about what to hire for different occasions, we recommend giving our

"What kilt accessories should I hire blog? " a read and have a look through our brochures here.

Details for booking -

In store, we will take all your details and get all the names and contact information for each hire, along with the function date & collection date. online, we will request the same information and reach out to confirm all details given.

We offer a range of different hire options for long-distance hire, last-minute & long hires.

How much notice do I need to book a Kilt hire?

We offer styling advice from our experts with decades of experience

When booking hires, you want to book as far in advance as you can We recommend that anyone and any party size book approximately 6 - 12 months in advance. This ensures your widest range of highland wear to hire in your sizes.

Why book so early? - This is crucial for large parties and all hires as there is a peak wedding season and availability of stock is based on demand; the busier the season the less available.

Typically, we will measure you, or if booking online, ask for some self-measurements for your hire and then do a remeasure to check your sizes again for the hire 4-6 weeks before due to weight fluctuation.

We offer many different types of hire and have lots of hire guides available here to read.

You can also hire individual highland wear items if you don't need the whole kilt pack.

What about last-minute Kilt hires?

We understand it's not always possible to prebook your hire 6 months in advance, and we do offer last-minute hires. When booking a last-minute kilt hire, we can turn around kilt hire packs the same day if possible.

We will still always recommend booking 6-12 months in advance if possible.

Due to the nature of a last-minute hire depending on availability during wedding season, we can't always guarantee your top choice and will give you options based on what we have available in your particular sizes.

Your kilt hire comes well organised in a Houston's garment bag

Super express hires can be turned around in as little as an hour, and we have an in-house alterations team who can alter your hire for you free of charge.

Kilts for hire Glasgow, also known as Houston kiltmakers, we have our shop located 5 minutes' drive from Glasgow airport or about 15 minutes from Glasgow city centre and are open 9 am- 5:30 pm Monday to Friday and Saturday 9 am- 5 pm.

Long & International Kilt Hires -

Kilt Hires are priced based on how long you have the stock. This is what affects availability, so typically you would pick up your hire a few days before and return the next working day after the function, so we can dry clean our stock and be able to hire it out again, but this isn't always possible.

Long hires are priced based on how long you have the stock for and are slightly hire than usual, but we can ship & post your hire straight to your front door or venue in plenty of time.

Everything is still included and works like normal, you just have the stock for longer. If local, you can bring us your hire on the agreed return date, and if international, it will be posted back to us.

We hope this guide has been useful in understanding the booking and notice period of kilt hire & simplifies the process. If you have any questions on kilt hire, brochures, or hire arrangements, feel free to contact us at shop@kiltmakers.com or call us on 0141 889 4879.