Kilt length poll

[KiltedPilot]

I voted 'above the knee', by which I mean 'top of the knee'.

[Barb T]

Trad kilts are meant to be worn _to the top of the knee cap_ and no longer. Shorter is OK, but longer is not OK for a trad kilt. I don't know if there are "rules" for contemporary kilts or not. Probably not.

Many guys wear their trad kilts so that they come to mid knee or lower, which isn't proper for a trad kilt. It's commonly because they don't buckle their kilts tight enough and high enough. A trad kilt is worn higher than men typically wear their trousers, and the center of the side buckle should be at the true waist, not at the level of most people's trousers. The rise (typically 2") extends _above this_. If you put the kilt top at your waist (or, worse, at your trouser belt line), the kilt will hang down too far, which is why kilts made to the proper length can still look too long when they're worn improperly.

BTW - Hamish's kilts are always just right! http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=19859

Barb

[bubba]

There's a good reason to wear it at the top of the knee or a tad above. When walking it doesn't bang into the back of the knee. It's much more comfortable above the knee especially if you get caught in the rain. A wet kilt smacking the back of the knee can create irritation.

[arrogcow]

Trad kilts are meant to be worn _to the top of the knee cap_ and no longer. Shorter is OK, but longer is not OK for a trad kilt. I don't know if there are "rules" for contemporary kilts or not. Probably not.

If this is true, then why was I measured for my tank to the center of the knee by a worker in Thomas Gordon's shop in Glasgow?

Adam

[Hamish]

Trad kilts are meant to be worn _to the top of the knee cap_ and no longer. Shorter is OK, but longer is not OK for a trad kilt. I don't know if there are "rules" for contemporary kilts or not. Probably not.

Many guys wear their trad kilts so that they come to mid knee or lower, which isn't proper for a trad kilt. It's commonly because they don't buckle their kilts tight enough and high enough. A trad kilt is worn higher than men typically wear their trousers, and the center of the side buckle should be at the true waist, not at the level of most people's trousers. The rise (typically 2") extends _above this_. If you put the kilt top at your waist (or, worse, at your trouser belt line), the kilt will hang down too far, which is why kilts made to the proper length can still look too long when they're worn improperly.

BTW - Hamish's kilts are always just right! http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=19859

Barb

Thank you, Barb!