How NOT to wear a kilt

[OC Richard]

The guy with the basting thread still in place also has a kilt that is WAY too long. Or is it that it was made to be worn higher (traditionally) and he's just wearing it on his pants waist ?

From what I could see the kilt was the proper length, as you say he was just wearing it way too low.

My wool kilts were both ordered to be worn on the pants waist, low...in both cases, the fell is still 4 - 6", which of course, is the problem...it causes the pleats to open far below the point where your butt starts...

Is there a construction reason the fell can't be around 1 1/2 to 2" ?

That's an issue I'd never thought of!

For sure traditional kiltmakers are going to make kilts the traditional way as a matter of course, with the fell around 1/3 the length.

By making a "hip-hugger kilt" (or whatever it might be called) you're going outside of the realm of Highland Dress and in effect creating a new style of garment that calls for a new style of construction.

For one thing the traditional "waist" and "breech" measurements won't do, because the new garment isn't at the waist. I'm not sure what the new measurements would be, or what they would be called.