Geoff,

I leave mine in thirds with the ends past the hanger ends. I do put the hanging kilt inside a WalMarche' $2 garment bag made for suits. So when the kilt is hanging in the closet its inside the wider garment bag. My closet has the hanger bar placed so its wide enough to accept the kilt in a garment bag without bending the garment bag back. So, for me, no problem.