Quote Originally Posted by arrogcow
Not River kilt, but I'll hazzard an answer. It doesn't just depend on height, it is body type as well. I', 5' 8.5" and my SWK is realistically about 1/2" too long (but I really don't care because I only wear it casually). Others here that are 6' + have said it fits perfectally. Bascially you need to measure yourself, and remember that a SWK is not 24" it is 22.24" with a 1.75" rise.

Adam

A lot also depends on where you wear your kilt. It seems like a lot of people here in the States don't like the feeling of the high rise of a kilt touching right below the ribs and instead of wearing a kilt at the true waist wear it down at the pants waist. While that is fine for a contemporary kilt like a UK, it doesn't work with a traditional kilt, which should be worn much higher.

Personally, I'm 5' 8" but I actually enjoy the feeling of a traditional kilt rising all the up to just barely above my navel and touching my lower most ribs. For that reason, All of my kilts have a 24" drop and they hit me just at the top of my knee caps.

So it's not just height & build, it's also how you wear your kilts.