Buying a kilt

[Jock Scot]

Best to call USA Kilts in the morning and ask their advice - if memory serves, they recommend you measure belly button to mid-knee, then add an inch. As it is a custom-made garment, I'm sure they could split the difference for you and add the extra 1/4".

A thought occurs when reading the above and I think Steve mentioned it too and this is "measure to the mid knee". Now I dont want to get into too much theory here , but all the bespoke kilts that I have had made (perhaps 7or 8) over a pretty long lifetime have been measured to the top of the knee. Yes, I know! We are heading towards the interminable discussion into the where the bottom of the kilt is worn, but that is not actually what I am asking , or wanting discuss.

As a kilt maker Steve/Rocky/other kilt makers when YOU measure to the centre of the knee is that the place that you actually expect the kilt to be worn? I assume so, or is there a tailoring "trick" involved? Is this then, why kilts outwith the UK seem to be worn too low for traditional thinkers? I notice that Kilt Hire kilts seem to be worn too low as well and I have always assumed that the wearers do not know about the traditional height that kilts are worn, or that they are afraid that they are showing too much leg? And yes, I do accept that the chap who is wearing the kilt is exercising personal choice in how he wears the kilt.