Scots want to copyright the kilt
From correspondents in London
February 29, 2008 07:59pm
Article from: AAP
THE same special copyright protections given to champagne from France and parmesan cheese from Italy could soon apply to the traditional Scottish kilt.
Scotland is calling on the European Commission to give its national dress protections which would mean that only kilts made in Scotland could be called kilts.
The Commission has previously granted similar protections – known as protected designation of origin status – to those given sparking wine from the Champagne region in France, feta cheese from Greece and Italy's famous parmesan cheese.
Edinburgh-based kilt-maker Howie Nicholsby said Scotland's campaign was designed to stop the makers of cheap, imported garments calling them Scottish kilts.
"This campaign has come about through years of frustration," The Independent newspaper in Britain quoted him as saying.
"I grew tired of seeing poor quality kilts selling in shops on the high street for STG20 ($42) and calling themselves Scottish kilts.
"They look terrible – it's like someone wearing a dishcloth. People should feel pride in wearing a real Scottish kilt, but people are being put off kilts completely because the cheap ones look so bad."
European Commissioner for Consumer Protection Meglena Kuneva is considering the case for the kilt.
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