Contemporary kilt length, a minority report

[Tobus]

I have short legs, so stock length kilts are invariably a bit long.

Same here, which is why I simply cannot buy stock kilt lengths. Not unless I want to hem it up by about 2", anyway. Even when I bought my Utilikilt, I had to pay them an extra 'custom length' fee to make it shorter than even their shortest length.

The really crummy part is that shortening a stock kilt makes for a less-than-ideal fit. Oh, the length may end up where I want it, but the proportions in the rest of the kilt will be off. For instance, the fell area will be lower than it would on a kilt that was originally made to be the shorter length. Shortening the bottom of the kilt doesn't change the length of the fell, and now the proportions aren't rights. It's a minor thing, but it gets annoying after a while. So I've pretty much given up on buying stock length kilts and shortening them.

As to the length, I wear even my Utilikilt above the knee. Can't stand the fabric hitting the fronts and backs of my knees when I walk.