the Short Modern Kilt

**figheadair** · 25th July 20, 06:29 AM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

Surely the regulations would specify a set number of inches between the bottoms of the pockets and the top of the kilt? We can see that this isn't the case.

Look also at the difference in the length of the hose top turnover and the position and amount of the flashes showing.

**DCampbell16B** · 25th July 20, 08:06 AM

"Look also at the difference in the length of the hose top turnover and the position and amount of the flashes showing."

Same hose but longer leg on the RSM to the right? They have about the same distance from the top of the hose to the bottom of the kneecap. "Listen, Laddie. It's one sgian dubh handle from the top of the hose to the bend of the knee!" Or something like that...

**Riverkilt** · 25th July 20, 10:26 AM

Say what? I've been displeased with men wearing their kilts so they are well below the knees...way way below the knees.

I don't think the length of the kilt means anything as long as the bottom of the kilt is at the middle to top of the knee.

I'm 5'10 but have short legs - 30" inseam. My kiltmaker makes them to fit and I use her length when ordering from machine sewn kiltmakers. So I've always had about a 21" long kilt.

Seems fair to let the kiltmaker fit the kilt to the man. Whatever the resulting length is seem irrelevant.

**Kiltsnquilts** · 26th July 20, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by figheadair

Look also at the difference in the length of the hose top turnover and the position and amount of the flashes showing.

A photo is really hard to use as a guide to the length - the camera would be at head height and so there is an angle down to the kilt making it hard to see the knees. To see the length properly the photo would need to be taken at knee height.

**OC Richard** · 23rd August 20, 08:52 AM

Originally Posted by figheadair

Look also at the difference in the length of the hose top turnover and the position and amount of the flashes showing.

Exactly so! Both men have the garter up at the inside top of the turnover, so different heights of the men = different depths of the cuff = different amounts of the flashes exposed.

There's a recent civilian Pipe Band thing of people moving the garter down to the bottom of the cuff, as if it's their duty to have the maximum expanse of the flashes showing.