Are kilts getting longer?

[McMurdo]

i disagree with the view that if a kilt is a celtic garment, it must be worn in that fashion.

its a piece of clothing, and people should be allowed to wear it how they want. if your not scottish you can wear a kilt, but you have to wear it in the traditional fashion? i don't think so.

and above all else, its just the knees folks.

Mod Hat Off

It is not a "Celtic garment" it is in fact Scottish National Dress. If you are wearing a traditional kilt it should be worn at the traditional waist, anything else and it looks too long.

[Peter C.]

I think that the kilt is only around today because of the Scottish regiments wearing it so I have always tended to look to them to see how it should be worn. Hence I tend to wear mine to the middle of my kneecap.

http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/gen..._Rulations.pdf.

Peter

[St. Amish]

I think that the kilt is only around today because of the Scottish regiments wearing it so I have always tended to look to them to see how it should be worn. Hence I tend to wear mine to the middle of my kneecap.

http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/gen..._Rulations.pdf.

Peter

Very interesting reading. Thank you for posting the link. Interesting to note that in some of the photos, the kilts APPEAR to be worn too low. There is a lot to be said for the angle of the photo.

[beloitpiper]

I think that the kilt is only around today because of the Scottish regiments wearing it so I have always tended to look to them to see how it should be worn. Hence I tend to wear mine to the middle of my kneecap.

http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/gen..._Rulations.pdf.

Peter

I totally agree. This is what I do as well. I don't wear the uniform pieces, of course, but look to the Highland Regiments for cues and classic looks.

[Cavebear58]

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[BoldHighlander]

Take a look at these two guys... I realise that they are wearing aprons, but I guess the kilts were somewhere close. I expect that the manufacturers didn't offer THAT many variations by the time WW1 was in full throw.

At first I thought it was just a shadow, but if you look close at the chap on the left you can just see the lower edge of his kilt peeking out all along the lower edge of his apron.

[Paul]

Mod Hat Off

It is not a "Celtic garment" it is in fact Scottish National Dress. If you are wearing a traditional kilt it should be worn at the traditional waist, anything else and it looks too long.

I'm wondering where the traditional waistpoint would be. I realise it's somewhere above the hips and when measuring for my kilts I just went with where evers most comfortable.
I sometimes feel my kilt sits a bit high as I had it made a 25" long and I'm only 6ft.

Wearing a kilt is completely different from wearing jeans or shorts for me - as I feel it should be. If not then my 25" kilt would trail on the ground!

[vorpallemur]

I'm wondering where the traditional waistpoint would be. I realise it's somewhere above the hips and when measuring for my kilts I just went with where evers most comfortable.
I sometimes feel my kilt sits a bit high as I had it made a 25" long and I'm only 6ft.

Wearing a kilt is completely different from wearing jeans or shorts for me - as I feel it should be. If not then my 25" kilt would trail on the ground!

The waist is where your torso bends. If you're not fat, it's the skinny bit above your hips, and below your ribs. If you're carrying more abdominal mass than your supposed to (I do, sigh), it's probably not visually obvious. tie a string around your waist (guess...). Bend to the left, then the right, then forward, and then back, and the string will find the waist. some people have their waist lower than others; it's not uncommon for one side to be an inch higher than other. The reason trousers (and skirts, and kilts, and nearly every other lower garment) have the waistband at the waist is that's where it'll end up. In the second half of twentieth century, the trend has been for lower rise trousers, which have to be worn below the waist. I blame the invention of the belt loop.

[Highland Logan]

In the second half of twentieth century, the trend has been for lower rise trousers, which have to be worn below the waist. I blame the invention of the belt loop.

The waist in pants has dropped down from the mid to late 70's, and the belt loop has been on pants for some time before that.. but nice try...lol

Frank

[vorpallemur]

The waist in pants has dropped down from the mid to late 70's, and the belt loop has been on pants for some time before that.. but nice try...lol

Frank

It was a joke, but it certainly does allow people to wear their garments at odd postiions.