X Marks the Scot - An on-line community of kilt wearers. - Kilt Advice https://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/ Need advice? Throw your question out to our membership. It is a good bet that someone will have an answer. en Fri, 06 Mar 2026 01:49:53 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/images/misc/rss.png X Marks the Scot - An on-line community of kilt wearers. - Kilt Advice https://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/ Too tight, Extender or mod? https://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f100/too-tight-extender-mod-99318/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:31:28 GMT Hi I got my RRS Blackwatch kilt for my size 175/88/104. The waist of 88cm on the inner apron is a bit tight, meaning that the strap i have to put it in the last hole and it fits really tight.... Hi

I got my RRS Blackwatch kilt for my size 175/88/104.

The waist of 88cm on the inner apron is a bit tight, meaning that the strap i have to put it in the last hole and it fits really tight. The buckle is pulled into the strap hole of the kilt. I don't think thats good. The outer apron straps have one spare hole. Its not as tight.

My waist is probably around 89 to 90cm. It has been like this for decades now and its not going to change for the time being.

Since the buckle sits more or less, "stock" over the strap hole, i am a bit concerned about how to give this 1-2cm more. All that my kiltmaker probably can do is change the strap for the inner apron, i assume and then the strap extender is being the same and i already have it for less than 15 bucks, while the kilt maker here in Switzerland is asking me 45 bucks an hour.

Whats you opinions? Shall I mod it or just leave it with extenders? ]]> Kilt Advice MartinMU https://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f100/too-tight-extender-mod-99318/ Royal Regiment of Scotland - Kilt Sizes (Current) https://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f100/royal-regiment-scotland-kilt-sizes-current-99313/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:57:38 GMT In the past 4 month I spent hours and days trying to find my way through the kilt jungle. First I aquired a kilt made by the "Scottish Higland Kilt" company for around 90 bucks. The full length was 24" and it does fit a waist from 34" (printed) to max 36". The fabric wasn't wool after all and knowing that the events attending will be around -5 degrees celsius and i will be outside for about 6-8hrs, i came to the conclusion that the fabric is not warm enough. I gave it at try with wind chill -8 for 30min and i was freezing.

As a solution I found the idea about a scottish regiment kilt. I already have regiment trews and logically the kilt must be the same good fabric.

I bought a new RRS Kilt off ebay for 160 bucks in sizes 176/88/104. A good match for my belly I was thinking. When it arrived, surprise surprise. The sizes wasn't really matching. the 88cm was probably rather an 86cm at its widest button hole and soon i noticed that the length was around 25" to 26". Thats when the research began.

Meanwhile I understand that the overall length of the regiment kilt is longer than the civilian regular kilt and that it is worn higher than the regular kilt. Obvious think case my RRS No1 Piper jacket was always giving a glimps on my t-shirt underneath when wearing the civilian "Scottish Highland kilt". Jacket hem and top of the kilt are just right at the belly button, but not overlaping.

I found a lot of valuable information here in this forum. Most of it kind of old, back from 2015. I thought to myself I wanna give some reference information for future buyers. All the information is applicable only for the current RRS Kilts. The older ones were sized differently.

It has to be noted that the indicated sizes of the waist is measured at the largest possible position at the outer belt hole. So it has to be understood that you can go down from 88cm to 85cm but never to 90cm. This as an example. The older regiment kilts you can find on ebay, "genuine" not pakstani repro. Are measured at the middle button. This gives you one inch more and one inch less. Another word of caution. Regiment kilts, if issued, not like mine, might have been trimmed for the person that is going to wear it. I strongly recommend to check the real measurements before buying it. For me retruns on ebay cost a fortune here in Switzerland. I learned my lesson.

Find the table attached below with the available sizes.
1st number: refers to the persons height in cm
2nd number: refers to the persons waist in cm
3rd number refers to the persons breech in cm
The lenght is the full length and fits above the belly button in order to overlap with the regiment piper jacket no1.

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