Where do you wear your kilt?

**AJBryant** · 31st March 13, 03:04 PM

I think I might not have been clear. I'm asking about the TOP of the kilt, not the bottom where it comes down on yer knees. ;)

**Paul Henry** · 31st March 13, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by AJBryant

I think I might not have been clear. I'm asking about the TOP of the kilt, not the bottom where it comes down on yer knees. ;)

but it is the where the bottom of the kilt falls that is important, where the top sits isn't too important really, if you are having a kilt specially made then perhaps you can specify,but within reason an inch or so around the navel isn't much of an issue

**Kiltedbiker** · 31st March 13, 04:41 PM

for most of us , the kilt stays put better if the top is above the navel and then adjust for position at the knees. It really begins to look like a skirt when it starts getting to low. But again, just a personal opinion.

**Zardoz** · 31st March 13, 05:25 PM

Everyone has a different bodyshape, I center my 'gig line' by finding my navel right under my belt buckle, about 3 inches from the top on the kilt, any higher and it hits my ribs.

**AJBryant** · 31st March 13, 05:40 PM

I think one issue that I have is this:

When I'm standing, it doesn't feel "so high up" on my torso, but when I sit down, the front rides up, and it makes me feel like my grandfather (you know, the guy who's belt is right up under his armpits).

I really am appreciating the feedback.

Again, it's not where the bottom is -- that will never change. It's how HIGH the kilt needs to be from there. And I guess mine just needs to be right where the pros measured me to be wearing it -- about 2 1/2 inches above my navel.

**Eric D Scott** · 31st March 13, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by AJBryant

Again, it's not where the bottom is -- that will never change. It's how HIGH the kilt needs to be from there. And I guess mine just needs to be right where the pros measured me to be wearing it -- about 2 1/2 inches above my navel.

Since I don't actually own any of my kilts, just on loan from the bands, the only thing I can do for mine, is to use the bottom hem, and the top lays where it must. That's why my answer used the bottom hem. I hope I didn't take your question off target.

**Big Mikey** · 31st March 13, 05:42 PM

Depending on the style of kilt and the maker, all of the above could apply to me.

**Nik** · 31st March 13, 06:49 PM

I wear my traditional style kilts at my navel. This is because I have a long torso, and with my kilt there the bottom falls it's right at my knee. However with my contemporary kilt, it's at my belt line (pants waist), but that's where it's designed to sit.

So to answer your question, it depends.

-Nik

**MacMillans son** · 31st March 13, 08:53 PM

Well AJ, in reality the navel is a secondary marker for what is referred to as your "natural waist" the point where your body bends when you lean to either side. Depending on how you are built, that point may be at, above, or below you navel. As others have stated, it typically lies somewhere around the level of the navel, but where YOU bend may different then where I do. Make sense? So if the kilt is already made to fit you, it will be important to know where the kilt maker measured you so that the kilt sits where it was designed to sit. Hopefully that too ends up so that the bottom of the kilt sits above your knee!

**Nighthawk** · 31st March 13, 10:00 PM

I usually wear mine around my waist. But sometimes, when I've had too much to drink, I wear it around my head.

Seriously, though- I like to get mine made military cut, meaning about 1.5 to 2 inches higher than normal. I wear mine year round, so when it gets cold and windy in winter, I can pull it down to cover my knees. So I like mine a little longer than most.