Kilt Waist Adjustment?

[MacGumerait]

Fortiter , what Matt said .

Once you have determined your waist size for a kilt ( meaning kilt waist not pants waist ) , that waist size is generally the center hole of the kilt strap .

The kilt straps generally have five holes . The center hole is the waist size you have specified . There are two other holes on that strap on both sides of the center hole that allow you to adjust larger or smaller .

As Matt stated , normally this allows for appx. two inches larger or two inches smaller , give or take .

There are other ways to expand the waist as mentioned ( i.e. altering the kilt , kilt strap extenders , etc ) but if you are wanting to know the range of adjustment of the standard kilt strap , it is appx. 2 " up or 2 " down from the center hole as Matt stated ( meaning about 4 " overall ).

Do understand , that if you are buying a pre-owned kilt or a vintage kilt , that the general kilt strap rule regarding a center hole and it's adjustments may or may not hold true ( the kilt may have been made to a different specificaton ) . If you are going that route ( which is perfectly fine ) be sure to inquire more than once about waist size and the kilt strap holes and their adjustment . That sort of thing can vary depending on the circumstances .

All of that said , happy kilting !!