how much cinching is too much?

[Nick the DSM]

ok, I have a 29 waist on a good day(laugh its joke!). A lot of kilts I see start at 32, that's 3 inches bigger than I am. Can I sinch this with a belt or is it useless and should look else where?

[Tattoo Bradley]

I would say "sinching" three inches will cause some unsightly bunching. I would not do it.

[DWFII]

I don't know that this is pertinent or not but I have a kilt that is a little too big for me even though it was supposedly made to my measurements by Scotweb.

I can cinch it up well enough and redistribute the bunching around my waist with a belt but if I wear it with a vest and jacket i will be very worried about it sliding off my waist--I have a 36" waist and 37" hips. So I've been toying with the idea of adding buttons interior to the waist band so that I can put a pair of braces on the kilt when I'm wearing it with a vest (the vest will hide the braces).

Maybe you could do the same...or maybe three inches is too much?

[george7]

You could probably order children's kilts.

[Bugbear]

Fatten him up!! Fourteen milk shakes a day!! A pie every hour on the hour!!

[Panache]

I fixed your title, the word is "cinch"

Cheers

Jamie

[Southern Breeze]

Three inches when dealing with a traditional kilt is a bit too much to cinch up.
I'm one of those with a 29-30" waist, depending on the season,I've tried it
Fattening up is not an option for me as I already weigh 158lbs. My problem is shrinking shirts and jackets from working out.

[turpin]

Why not move the underapron strap towards the center of the apron and the right side buckle an equal amount rearwards? This is how a large kilt is resized (up to a point - as long as the center of the apron doesn't drift too far off kilter.

[MartinGrenoble]

ok, I have a 29 waist on a good day(laugh its joke!). A lot of kilts I see start at 32, that's 3 inches bigger than I am.

I too am small and have the same problem. As obesity is becoming the norm, they are making less and less small size clothes.

I have kilts that are too large; of two, I undid the waistline centre back, took out a few pleats and sewed up again -- a bit fiddly, but is came out satisfactorily.
Others I wrap around me firmly without using the buckles and keep everything in place with a belt. I have even removed the buckles from a couple of kilts.

Martin

[MartinGrenoble]

I should add that I don't think moving the buckles is a good solution.
I have a kilt which must have been intended for a 32 or more waist, to which buckles were added for my 28 inches. It has never looked right, since there are some pleats under the front apron.

Martin