Are kilts getting longer?

**Ian.MacAllan** · 24th October 09, 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by Kilted Magyar

Gentlemen, It's time to lighten up. For the definitive view go to this website and scroll down to view Platoon Sergeant Major "Donnie" Munro. The photo on the left should settle all questions regarding a dress code.

http://www.calgaryhighlanders.com/tr.../fulldress.htm

Well, I'm not going to criticize the placement of his sporran.

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**ForresterModern** · 1st November 09, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by Ian.MacAllan

Well, I'm not going to criticize the placement of his sporran.

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or question the value of its length.

**okiwen** · 1st November 09, 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by ForresterModern

or question the value of its length.

We'd all like to say that it was probably needed this long if we could get away with it.

I found this funny.

I sent that photo to my wife. she thought it was great.

**Cavebear58** · 3rd November 09, 01:58 PM

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**Lachlan09** · 23rd November 09, 03:27 AM

I didn't realise there was a young and an old way of wearing it, just good or bad, wearer or wedding dummy.

Well in that case, I still prefer the "old" way if that’s what it’s called, with kilt to mid-kneecap, so that it doesn't quite touch the floor if you get on your knees and coming up to just a little below the bottom of the ribs, bottom of buckle over the navel. Hose worn to show a little bit of shin, not worn up to the knee like a pair of football (soccer to USA's) socks.

Maybe showing a slit of knee between knee and top of hose is all the fashion today but to me it looks sloppy and untidy. Perhaps it’s another example of today’s sloppy looks with scrunched “just out of bed” hair, shirts hanging outside of trousers, open sleeve-cuffs dangling, not to mention the baseball cap/teeshirt/surf-shorts culture which has infected most of the world.

It's all about dressing right with pride and confidence in your appearance, just like looking good in a suit or even when casually dressed.

**Lachlan09** · 23rd November 09, 05:39 AM

In fact - just like in your photo above is good. Hose coming to that little protruding bone below the knee.

I think that photo's round about 1968-70. I recognise the Gordons' Drum Major. Amongst everything else like the Tattoo, he also appeared in the 92nd’s pipe band scene in the film “Waterloo”.

He was one of the recognisable army characters of that time such as, WOII Malloch – D/Major of the Argylls, Piper Sandy Mackintosh of the Argylls (with his full beard), Pipe Major George Stoddart (Gavin’s dad) of the Scots Guards and Pipe Major Dennis Rodden of the KOSB’s.