Accomidating a very ample backside :)

[Barb T]

Ummm, well, you're exactly right that a very ample backside does pull the kilt up in the back. We have a couple members of our band with exactly that problem, and their kilts don't hang very well. On the other hand, you can't really make a kilt the way a kilt is supposed to be made without having the bottom of the kilt along a single line in the tartan, so it's not as simple as putting less hem in the back (as it would be with a skirt).

So, if I were going to experiment, I would make sure that the bottom of the kilt lay along a single line in the tartan, and I might try cutting the top higher in the back. You'd need a comparative measurement of length straight down the front and then down the back over the curve of the buttocks. You'd stitch the fell down farther the extra distance. It think it would be worth a try, but I can't guarantee that it would either work or look good. You'd certainly need to wear something to cover up the oddness of the tartan in the back not having stripes parallel to the top of the kilt.

Basically, the trouble arises from the fact that kilts are constructed to be worn by men who are in good shape and have straight bodies. Lots of women are too curvy to look good in a traditionally-constructed kilt, and, if truth be told, a guy with a bit of a corporation doesn't look as good in a kilt as a young captain in the British Special Forces!

Cheers,

Barb