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Thread: Kilt length

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Ashton View Post
    ...the very best way to describe the length measurements of a kilt is to start with the bottom of the Fell Area.

    Measure the length down from the bottom of the Fell Area to where the wearer wishes the bottom of the kilt to hit his knee.

    Measure the length up from the bottom of the Fell Area to where the wearer wishes the top straps to fit on his body.

    And finally measure how much Rise the wearer wishes there to be above the top straps.
    It's great to hear you say that, and to explain the steps so clearly!

    That's another aspect to gents around here wearing their kilts too low- the fell is too low, curving back inwards under their buttocks!

    For the pleats to hang right and swing right the fell has to cut across at exactly the right place.
    Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte

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    Yea, it is sort of odd. The length of the Fell Area, and where the bottom of the Fell Area fits your body, is perhaps more important to a good looking kilt than the waist height or where the selvedge hits the knee.

    But is very seldom mentioned. Very few measuring instructions mention it. Few kilt retailers even know about it. Most kiltmaking books or instructions do not explain the importance of it.

    It's sort of like the Steeking line. Super important but seldom mentioned.
    Steve Ashton
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