The utilikilts company
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Kilt
The kilt is a knee-length garment with pleats at the rear, originating in the traditional dress of men and boys in the Scottish Highlands of the 16th century. Since the 19th century it has become associated with the wider culture of Scotland in general, or with Celtic heritage even more broadly...
company that was founded by Steven Villegas and Megan Haas in April 2000. Villegas created his first unbifurcated garment in the late 90's as a comfortable alternative to pants meant to offer the most freedom of movement while working on his motorcycle. Created from an old pair of military pants, Villegas was so fond of his creation he wore it quite often around town. He was approached by his first customer, "a bouncer that you wouldn't want to mess with", at a local bar.
That first encounter encouraged him to produce more kilts, and sell them at the Fremont Street Market, in Seattle, where he met co-founder, Megan Haas. Villegas and Haas soon formed the Utilikilts Company, establishing both a brick-and-mortar and web based storefront for the product. Haas left the company in 2005.
Commercial success
Richard Hatch (reality TV)
Richard "Rich" Hatch is the $1,000,000 winner of the first American Survivor series, and was a contestant on The Celebrity Apprentice 4.-Early life:...
donned a Utilikilt on-screen in Survivor: All-Stars
Survivor: All-Stars
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The Utilikilt was also used as part of the costume for the O.Z. rebels in the Sci-Fi Channel
Sci Fi Channel (United States)
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miniseries Tin Man
Tin Man (TV miniseries)
Tin Man is a 2007 four and a half hour miniseries co-produced by RHI Entertainment and Sci Fi Channel original pictures that was broadcast in the United States on the Sci Fi Channel in three parts. The first part aired on December 2, and the remaining two parts airing on the following nights...
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The character Lafayette wears a Utilikilt in the premiere episode of HBO series True Blood
True Blood
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Wil Wheaton
Wil Wheaton
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plays Fawkes
Fawkes
Fawkes is a surname of Norman-French origin, first appearing in the British Isles after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. The name ultimately derives from the pre-6th century Germanic given name of Falco meaning "falcon"...
, the Utilikilt-clad leader of the Axis of Anarchy, the villains of Season III of The Guild
The Guild
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A Utilikilt is the featured prop promoting gender equality in Linda Biggs
Linda Biggs
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' artwork, "One of the Boys."