I think he's talking about hanging your kilt from one of those skirt hangers with the two clips on either end. I know a lot of men are tempted to use these, and what I see is them folding the kilt shut (as if it were being worn) and then just clipping either end of the hanger to the top of the kilt, causing the heavy pleats to pull down in the middle -- which I believe is what causes the effect he's talking about.

But I don't use those hangers -- I never find that they are strong enough to hold a heavy weight kilt up well anyway. I use the pants hangers that utilize the long, flat clamps.

Begin by closing your kilt as if it were being worn, and then fold it in half again, with the pleats on the outside. Then attach the clamp hanger to the top. The kilt should hang perfectly, and you'll never have to worry about messy pleats.

I've hung even regimental weight kilts this way and never had a problem -- the only times the hanger wouldn't hold them up it was because the hanger was faulty.

I've never had a problem with pleats going awry!

M