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[Doc Hudson]

Ron,

I think that 24" is from top to bottom, not just from the waist.

From your photos, it looks like you wear your kilt on the hips. Measuer from the navel and see how far it is to your knees. Might be further than you think.

[beerbecue]

Ron,

If you have to hem, it really is not difficult at all.

When pressed, it would look fine without a selvedge.

For me, 24" is too short.... I need 25.5" with a rise...and I'm only 5'11"...

[Riverkilt]

Yeah Doc, I wear 'em where I wear 'em.

Think I'd look like an egg in an egg cup if I tried to wear them high. I do wear my tank high but it keeps sliding off under my belly.

I've short legs too...30" inseam for bifurcated garments on a 6' frame.

Point is, we come in soooo many different sizes seems silly to pick one kilt length and expect everyone to adapt to it or to alter what they just paid for so it fits them....

Ron

[Doc Hudson]

WOW!!

I'm barely three inches taller and my inseam is 4 to six inches longer, depending on the cut of the trousers.

I guess we are on opposite ends of the spectrum, long legged vs. short legged.

[beerbecue]

I spoke to several rental places in the past about kilt sizing, and most of those are sized solely on waist, like the Stillwaters.

Turns out that 24" for a kilt is average, I guess.

But of course, none of US are average.

[Riverkilt]

I like the size range that utilikilts offers.

They have 14" and 17" available, assuming for the ladies wanting short UK Kilts.

Then their range goes to 20", 21.5", 23", 24.5", 26", and 27.5"

That's inch and a half increments. Something for everyone without having to chop it after you pay for it.

Most bifurcated garment manufacturers offer sizes to fit varying leg lengths...makes sents that MUG manufacturers would too. Its such a basic thing...

If I wore a 24" kilt it WOULD look like a skirt on me.

Maybe that's one reason I now have 11 UKs...I can get them in my 21.5" length that works for me.

Ron

[Dreadbelly]

In all fairness, the Stillwater kilts are not that long. My guess would be that they have a 20 inch drop from the hips. There is a very high rise. They sit like a traditional, nearly at the ribs. This causes the the place where the rise and the drop meet to sit directly on the hips. Because of this, men with longer legs would be the ones with a problem, as there is only about 20 inches of drop. I am five foot five. I wear a 28 inch inseam when I wear pants. When I wear my Stillwater, it drops right to the mid knee point.

[Doc Hudson]

Look at it this way Ron.

With a UK, you are getting a semi-custom made garment, made to fit you, and you are paying a coresponding price. (A Mocker in my size would run over $300.00.)

With a Stillwater, you are getting a mass produced garment made to standard size, and sold at a relatively modest cost.

So, you either spend more to have a custom fit, or you make alterations which will probably still leave you with a smaller total bill than the UK.

I just wish Jerry could offer sizes for us big folks at comparable prices.