Sweaters: In or out?

**kiltedinUSMC** · 25th February 08, 07:00 PM

Taking a page out of Panache's book I usualy wear my sweaters out. But when dressed up or for a casual look( which is preepy to me) I tuck in my shirt.

**Panache** · 25th February 08, 07:07 PM

James,

If you want to see pictures of me in less than stellar kilted attire they can be found on XMTS, here let me post the worst one for you:

I think I came up with 6 major Kilt Don'ts in this outfit (by the way that is the same turtleneck and I don't count it).

As Colin said:

Originally Posted by Colin

That picture is how old? Jamie what is that 2 years ago maybe. My point was that opinions and knowledge change with experience and time.

I have learned a lot on this forum and some pretty big mistakes were corrected by the good advice offered here on line and in person at our kilt nights.

So now I do a little better:

Cheers

Jamie

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 25th February 08, 08:03 PM

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**Chase** · 25th February 08, 08:24 PM

I've seen pictures on here of sweatrs tucked in, although I wouldn't consider it myself.

**Kilted Carver** · 25th February 08, 08:28 PM

I concur

**turpin** · 25th February 08, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by Panache

Personally, I think that turtleneck shirts and kilts go to gether like Gin and Tonic water.

Cheers

Jamie

Aye to that!

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 26th February 08, 06:40 AM

I have found that different people have different definitions of sweaters. To me, a sweater is a large, knitted beasty of at least a medium bulk. To my wife, just about any pull-over qualifies as a sweater, including a sweat-shirt, which I could never call "sweater."

I, for one, would never call the turtle-neck that Jamie is wearing a sweater. Apparantly there are those who do, though.

So I think our different definitions of "sweater" will lead to different answers to this question.

In general, if your definition of sweater (like mine) implies some bulk to it, I'd never wear it tucked into the kilt. However, if your definition of sweaters includes some thinner, more fitted varieites, you might do well to tuck those in, as you would any shirt.

Regarding the bulkier sweaters though, that you would wear outside your kilt, many of them have a fitted band at the bottom. I find that it helps if I bring that band up to the waistline of my kilt, and then let the sweater hang over that -- it makes the sweater look a bit shorter, and more fitting with the kilt, in my opinion.

**Nervous Jock** · 26th February 08, 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

Regarding the bulkier sweaters though, that you would wear outside your kilt, many of them have a fitted band at the bottom. I find that it helps if I bring that band up to the waistline of my kilt, and then let the sweater hang over that -- it makes the sweater look a bit shorter, and more fitting with the kilt, in my opinion.

Spot on, do this in Mil rig regularly, often with a web belt over the Pully

**JRB** · 26th February 08, 04:13 PM

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

...I find that it helps if I bring that band up to the waistline of my kilt, and then let the sweater hang over that -- it makes the sweater look a bit shorter, and more fitting with the kilt, in my opinion...

That's exactly how I wear most of my bulky sweaters with the kilt. Otherwise the waistband would sit too high and cause the body of the sweater to buch up too much. I wear my wool blanket shirt the same way. I know it's not a sweater, but it fits the just like one...