Kilt a bit on the long side. Advice please

[Archangel]

Not sure what we're calling a drop here but for the sake of comparison my military kilt is 26" total length. Now, I'm 6' and I wear that kilt high to have it land mid-knee. Photos are over in pics.
So, my guess is you'd have to be about 6'4" to wear that properly.

So take some pics and let's have a look.

(BTW, Military Gordon is one that people will question your right to wear it, blood was spilled, etc. Something to be ready for, the rest is up to you.)

[Nanook]

So, my guess is you'd have to be about 6'4" to wear that properly.

In the standard issue that length is tied to a height of 188 cm or 6'2"-6'4". With average proportions its above the knee.

[Peter C.]

Not sure what we're calling a drop here but for the sake of comparison my military kilt is 26" total length. Now, I'm 6' and I wear that kilt high to have it land mid-knee. Photos are over in pics.
So, my guess is you'd have to be about 6'4" to wear that properly.

So take some pics and let's have a look.

(BTW, Military Gordon is one that people will question your right to wear it, blood was spilled, etc. Something to be ready for, the rest is up to you.)

Speaking from a British point of view, their is no reason why you shouldn't wear a Military Gordon Highlanders or any other regiments kilt. Just like all other uniforms they have always been available to the public through army surplus. I wouldn't recommend wearing the full uniform unless you were doing some sort of re-enactment. To put it in perspective, wearing the kilt is no different than going to a surplus store in the US and buying a pair of USM camouflage trousers and wearing them.
The men are proud of their regiments, their history and their colours and proud when smartly dressed in their uniforms but it is the men, not the uniforms, that made the regiments great.

I cannot speak about Canadian Military Kilts of course, because I have noticed that non-Brits often have a different outlook on this sort of thing, and if that is the case I would respect their views.

If anyone wants a British Military pattern kilt, the following are available at "What Price Glory" in CA.

Gordon Highlanders and Black Watch, knife pleated $295

Seaforth Highlanders and Cameron Highlanders, military box pleated $315

Doomsday, it may be a difficult kilt to hem. some of the military kilts from 60 years ago were quite thick material.

Peter