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View Poll Results: Where do you wear your kilt?

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  • Fully traditional: 8+ yards of tartan and up where they're been for centuries.

    42 40.78%
  • Something modern in style and/or fabric but high like they're supposed to be.

    36 34.95%
  • Tartan front and back but the hips are doin' the carryin'.

    6 5.83%
  • Leading edge modern and that means non-tartan and low-rise.

    3 2.91%
  • Somehow you've missed me.

    16 15.53%
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    Where to where a kilt.

    In these days of low-rise hipsters, it's a bit of a surprise to realize that a kilt is supposed to sit high on the waist. Even many non-traditionals, although there are modern kilts which are "low-rise".

    So what's everyone's preference and why? And how did you adjust to the traditional waist?

    Wade.

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    I like the high rise on kilt. Right up to me ribs is the best place.

    Works like a back brace and makes me feel so much better when I wear it. Lot less pain.

    Low rise kilts is nae a good idear. Plumbers crack is nae something we need in the kilted side of life.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dreadbelly View Post

    Low rise kilts is nae a good idear. Plumbers crack is nae something we need in the kilted side of life.
    Plumbers crack happens because the inseam pulls the pants down when squatting. This does not happen with a kilt - even a low rise kilt.

    I like the low rise myself. I find it more comfortable.

    Cheers
    Rick

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    I wear mine up high as well, it helps hide the expanding middle universe!

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    Yep, I wear mine high as well. Even when I order casuals from USAK, I have the length set so I can wear it across my belly.

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    It rather depends upon where I am and what I am doing! About half of my kilts are 'traditional' in tartan and with the rise, whilst the other half are a good mix of contemporary hipster style and the absolutely casual styles in anything but tartan.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hamish View Post
    It rather depends upon where I am and what I am doing! About half of my kilts are 'traditional' in tartan and with the rise, whilst the other half are a good mix of contemporary hipster style and the absolutely casual styles in anything but tartan.
    ditto...

    If I'm wearing a solid contemporary, it's down where I wear jeans. If I'm cutting the grass in a Casual, it's down low.

    If I'm wearing a Premier or 5 yarder, it's around the naval or an inch above.

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    Depends on which kilt I'm wearing.

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    Not a place for a traditional box pleat!!! (What I make and wear)

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    Mostly 5 yard traditional style tartan kilts.

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