Quote Originally Posted by SnakeEyes View Post
I've noticed that Stillwater advertises that their kilts have belt loops "that actually fit a wide kilt belt!"

Now I was told that if a kilt does have belt loops, they're intended for the sporran chain, and that the belt is mainly decorative anyways so it doesn't need loops.

So whats the deal? Are you supposed to put your belt through the loops, or is it just something people have started to do, or what?
This was discussed at length on an earlier thread that you could find by searching for it. Several kiltmakers weighed in.

It seems that wearing belts through the loops is a recent development, and a problematic one, since over time the belt can cause the pleats to hang in a wrong way, in an inverted V rather than straight down. The belt is said to be correctly worn over the loops, which are for the sporran belt. The kilt belt is said to be purely ornamental.