Because I must wear my kilts very low - on my hip points. I got ahold of Rocky at USAK and we worked of a sizing to accommodate the more rapid size change between the "waist" and hip dimension of his Casual kilts I wear so that the pleats don't buck and curl using his regular patterning. My actual waist/hip is 33/36. What I order is 34/39. By going oversize on the hip dimension there is one extra tapered pleat on each hip and by the time the kilt reaches the actual hip the girth is large enough to avoid problems. The standard pleat sew down does extend about an inch or so below the actual maximum hip but is really not noticeable.
Talking to the kilt maker was a great idea here and prevented a lot of fabric and cash from being spent in trial and error.
I will second Anne's thing on the low waist "muffin top". It keeps me working on the "love handles" here 
Last edited by tundramanq; 10th April 13 at 05:08 AM.
slàinte mhath, Chuck
Originally Posted by MeghanWalker,In answer to Goodgirlgoneplaids challenge:
"My sporran is bigger and hairier than your sporran"
Pants is only a present tense verb here. I once panted, but it's all cool now.
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