I have no experience in wearing a "modern"cut kilt with the waist being the jeans waist rather than the highrer natural waist position.

Clearly a lot of men are happily wearing their kilts at this jeans waist. I see an explanation given is that if you do not want to wear a waist coat then these kilts are a good choice.

What is the rabble's experience wearing a lower waisted kilt, are they comfortable? The straps being at the hips act like a belt I suspose.

I realise less yardage is less weight / pleat depth/ swing etc and as I wear less yardage kilts on ccasion( and rarely a waistcoat except in depths of winter) I was wondering way one would purchase a 4 or 5 yard kilt with a jeans waist rather than the higher waist with a rise unless it was for comfort?

I see reputable kilt companies make the "casual" kilt with the low waist and some with the higher waist.

Having seen a pic of Barb T's lovely Hudson Bay Kingussie with the lower waist for her daughter got me thinking if I was straight-jacketed into a single mindset and missing out on a good modern development in kilt design.