[Makeitstop]

I'm 6'4 and my X-kilt is 24.5 inches long, and I can't even make that work while regimental. My 22.5 inch sportkilt doesn't stand a chance. I have simply accepted that loose underwear is far better than vulnerable naughty bits (not to mention how they keep the kilt clean)

[Rex_Tremende]

Originally Posted by Makeitstop

I'm 6'4 and my X-kilt is 24.5 inches long, and I can't even make that work while regimental. My 22.5 inch sportkilt doesn't stand a chance.

Well, God bless you.



And your S.O.

[sharpdressedscot]

Originally Posted by Livingston

I am sooooo glad that this new notebook comes with the lastest protection system, the SpewGuard.

I wish I had that one right now... darn drinks.

[long_hand]

I've often wondered about this too. The sweep and tuck is fine if your...uh...small enough to not...uh...feel the squeeze shall we say(but then if you're that small you might as well wear pants...hahahaha). Seriously though, and I know most people hate it, but you don't have this problem if the kilt is at your jeans waist. Just throwing it out.

[LewdiKris]

I'm only 5' 5" and have all my kilts with 22" drop,and havn't noticed a problem, but then Im only 34" at the waist and have no butt!!!

LK

[LANCER1562]

I'm about 5"-07" with a 34 inch waist and most of my kilts are 21-22 inches. plus my butt has been chewed so many times, I no longer have one.

[Pleater]

The plaid solves this problem, and some others as well - that handy picnic blanket thing which tends to dangle from your shoulder and pull your jacket askew, it can also provide a comfortable bit of cushioning between yourself and the world.

Since I decided to add a plaid or two to my wardrobe - admittedly I do use long ones - I have less concern about the wind sending my pleats flying, as it is easy to draw the plaid around them, and it gives me something to sit on, to shelter under in a sudden shower, to carry apples in, and is rather less bother than a jacket or jersey, plus I can put it on or off without removing my back pack, and fold it or spread it to be cooler or warmer with very little effort.

Anne the Pleater

[Dixiecat]

Having spent a great deal of my life sewing or in the sewing industry, I know what I'd do if I was fitting a skirt to a woman with the same measurements as the original poster. However, kilts aren't made the same way, the assumption being that the man will wear his kilt level around his 'waist' making the drop the same in the back and front. When I make a custom-fit skirt for a woman, the drop or as we call it 'the waist to knee' measurement in the front and the back are used. All the changes are made at the waist, keeping the hemline level and horizontal.

I suppose you could fit the kilt in this way, but I haven't thought through all the logistics in how to do it yet. And, it remains to be seen if this would be the solution to your 'cover' issue.