Thoughts on the MacGregor Drawstring Plaid

[Sir Didymous]

I like where you're going with this, but there are a few questions that have come to mind. First, with the notches you get on either side, it would leave very little material above the belt in front. for general dress wear this would still be okay, but with hiking and the daily hard living wouldn't that give the opportunity for the front aprons to slip out from under the belt? Secondly, the way you have this folded one half of the loops are on the outside and the drawstring is completely visible. I don't recall having seen any artistic representations of the string being on the outside. Third, it seems to me that having everything double layered like this would be somewhat bulky, would you happen to know the approximate weight of the material in the original plaid being discussed?
Over all, you have my interest piqued as I love great kilts and use them in my reenacting (and occasionally just for wearing). On my existing plaids I have simple threaded through drawstrings but, given the opportunity I may be inclined to try this.