[QUOTE=kilted scholar;1010395]On another tack, somewhat connected although tangential, I am wondering how the general increase in heights of people in recent generations impacts this question. That this is so is indisputable; compare doorways and ceiling heights in old buildings. Taller bodies, and longer legs can have an impact here. This is more of a question than an assertion.[/QUOTE ]

I'll tell you how it impacts my family. I am 6ft. My sons are 6' 4" and 6' 2". My father was 5' 9". We have a vast selection of old kilts, jackets, doublets in our house going back a number of generations. Unfortunately a number of those kilts and jackets fit none of the current crop of MacLean men! And that is unfortunate because they are all bespoke and beautiful. Oh well, what can you do?