Fishtail back on kilt with button braces?

[McMurdo]

I've never seen anything like that, but I think that may be because the kilt does not need braces to hold it up.

[Crazy Dave]

I've never seen anything like that, but I think that may be because the kilt does not need braces to hold it up.

I bought a very old kilt with the Royal Stewart tartan. It came with a drummers plaid (with a belt). The tartan on both was faded on the outside but not on the inside, so it must have been worn outdoors quite a bit. It also has suspender buttons sewn on the inside. I like the real faded tartan. It is a little small for me, but I am in the process of losing weight on doctors order, so I'm hoping to shrink into it. I probably won't use suspenders with it.

Dave

[Kriegbert]

I bought a very old kilt with the Royal Stewart tartan. It came with a drummers plaid (with a belt). The tartan on both was faded on the outside but not on the inside, so it must have been worn outdoors quite a bit. It also has suspender buttons sewn on the inside. I like the real faded tartan. It is a little small for me, but I am in the process of losing weight on doctors order, so I'm hoping to shrink into it. I probably won't use suspenders with it.

Dave

Would you mind showing us some pictures?

[McMurdo]

I understand completely that people have seen buttons on the inside of their kilts for braces, however what I was referring to was the question of a fishtail back.

[Shinenotburn]

A proper fitting kilt would no doubt come up to the same level as the top of the fish tail, so I would think there would be no advantage. I thought the fishtails and suspenders on trews was so they didn't slip below the jacket or tunic when riding or sitting, was it not.

[Kriegbert]

A proper fitting kilt would no doubt come up to the same level as the top of the fish tail, so I would think there would be no advantage. I thought the fishtails and suspenders on trews was so they didn't slip below the jacket or tunic when riding or sitting, was it not.

No, that's not the benefit as jackets are too long for that problem to occur and shirts also used to be crotch length (before the advent of separate undergarments) for that to be an issue. the advantage of a fishtail is in comfort regarding that pressure of the waistband is distributed along the natural contour of the small of the back.

[Shinenotburn]

No, that's not the benefit as jackets are too long for that problem to occur and shirts also used to be crotch length (before the advent of separate undergarments) for that to be an issue. the advantage of a fishtail is in comfort regarding that pressure of the waistband is distributed along the natural contour of the small of the back.

As it is in a proper fitting kilt.

[Crazy Dave]

Would you mind showing us some pictures?

I would not mind at all. I'll get back to you.

Dave

[Crazy Dave]

Would you mind showing us some pictures?

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[Father Bill]

I've never seen anything like that, but I think that may be because the kilt does not need braces to hold it up.

Glen, I need to disagree respectfully. There are a lot of threads where the fellows talk about starting their kilt at the top of the kneecap and having to hitch it back up when it reaches the bottom. Obviously, braces would solve that problem.

Further, I am one of the few whose waist, stomach, and hips have exactly the same circumference. All I need to do to remove my kilt is to suck in my stomach and the kilt falls to the floor. For those of us unfortunate enough to have such an arrangement, the braces solve the problem completely, so yes, I do wear them.