I received my Tartanista Women's 20" length black cotton utility kilt today.  Non-expedited shipping from the UK took about 10 business days.  I am pleased with the quality of this utility kilt;  it is a fairly heavyweight cotton fabric and appears to be well-made.  Mine had all brass-toned hardware (snaps, buckles) -- I would have preferred chrome but the brass is more of an antiqued tone brass and is acceptable.  For the price, I am satisfied with this utility kilt/skirt and am looking forward to wearing it.  Should be cute paired with my black leather combat-style boots.

I have to agree that the sizing is difficult -- I measured and re-measured...and checked Tartanista's website for their sizing chart.  I even emailed Tartanista for help (although the size that they ultimately recommended would have been too large for me).  I ended up calculating the average of the various sizes of my most comfortable jeans and then went up two sizes, as most of the other reviewers recommended.  My understanding is that kilts are not supposed to be worn high on the waist , they are meant to be worn lower and more on the hips.  Worn on the hips, my kilt fits me comfortably although the waistband is a wee bit large. I may order a second one in one size smaller to compare the sizing although I suspect that it may be a bit too snug to be comfortable.

Note that If you are concerned about return shipping costs, Tartanista did advise me that returns can be sent to them at a US location, even though the kilt ships from the UK.