the Short Modern Kilt

[MichiganKyle]

I ordered my last two casual kilts at 25" long. I wear then at my natural waist, which for me actually puts the top of the kilt above my bellybutton. I've only got about 3" between the top of my hips and the bottom of my ribcage, so I don't have a lot of wiggle room to adjust the height. With that length, the bottom of the kilt is right in the middle of my kneecaps.

My first kilt was an XL Sport Kilt, which ended up being *way* too big for me (had to have it tailored immediately after I got it), but also a not insignificant amount too short - I went with "standard" length, which for XL is apparently 22.5". This ended up being quite a bit above my kneecap and was clearly too short when I sat down. I went with that length because I didn't know where the top of the kilt would sit, so when I measured myself for it, that length seemed about right.

Now, granted, I'm a little high-waisted, but that's a 2.5" difference. Again, I originally thought that 22.5" was about right based on measuring myself, but the width of an XL Sport Kilt matched my measurements as well, which means I was measuring lower than my anatomical waist. But since I had no experience with it before, that was my best understanding of how to measure, resulting in drastically wrong results. There's enough body shape variation that I can't say either one should be "standard", but I do think there should be a bit more education on (1) where kilts are worn most comfortably and why, and (2) how to properly measure that before people buy a kilt.