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The only kilts that actually _need_ a third strap are dancers' kilts. Highland dancers do not wear kilt pins, and the second apron-edge strap helps keep the kilt edge from flapping around.
I, too, try to talk people out of a third strap for all the reasons stated above.
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Three is also my personal preference, but I do beleive that two would suffice nicely if that is how your kilt was made. I don't think that there is anything incorrect in the form of either number.
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Per Electum - Non consanguinitam
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I usually have my kilts altered to remove the third strap, if it has one. I just don't see any use in the third strap.
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16th June 08, 05:08 PM
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I know I'm late getting in on this, but I personally don't even bother buckling the third strap unless it's really windy. It seems to help keep the front down in high winds. Otherwise, I find it useless and even a little uncomfortable.
"Two things are infinite- the universe, and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." Albert Einstein.
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16th June 08, 05:24 PM
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I dislike the third strap and usually ask that it be left off when negotiating with a kiltmaker.
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 Originally Posted by Ryan Ross
As I see it, a third strap on a kilt is like a third nipple on a person. 
That would also be a matter of preference 
I prefer the symmetrical look of only two straps (and nipples...).
There are 10 kinds of people in the world...
Those that understand binary, and those that don't.
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The tailor who made my kilt told me that an individually fitted kilt only needs 1 strap each side. The reason for the extra strap, he said, was down to the rental market so that a variety of body shapes could be accommodated by adjusting the third strap. Another "one size fits all" solution by the kilt-hirers just like the white hose. No doubt "off the peg" kilts will also have three straps for the same reason.
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Beware The Third Strap
 Originally Posted by Phil
The tailor who made my kilt told me that an individually fitted kilt only needs 1 strap each side. The reason for the extra strap, he said, was down to the rental market so that a variety of body shapes could be accommodated by adjusting the third strap. Another "one size fits all" solution by the kilt-hirers just like the white hose. No doubt "off the peg" kilts will also have three straps for the same reason.
I too have heard this explanation. A properly fitted kilt does not need the third strap to hold it together. If you like the esthetics of leather straps, go for it!
Cheers!
RB
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 Originally Posted by emolas
That would also be a matter of preference
I prefer the symmetrical look of only two straps (and nipples...).
Nicely played. 
...and agreed.
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30th May 08, 06:04 AM
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It all depends on your preference because that third strap really is useless. It is there for looks. If you like the look, then get it. If not, then skip it. I have two kilts, one has the three straps, the other only has two. It honestly doesn't matter to me one way or another, as long as there are straps and no velcro, I'm happy.
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