How To Wear A Kilt

[Dominic MacGregor]

Do you ever struggle with how to dress yourself in a kilt outfit? Check out out our handy guide below!

Step 1: Shirt

Put your dress shirt on, and button it up to the very top.
Step 2: Kilt Hose & Flashes

Pull your kilt hose up to cover your knees, and attach the flashes just below your kneecap, material facing outwards, just tight enough to ensure they will hold the hose in place. Then, roll the tops of the hose down to cover the garters of the flashes, the tops of the socks should now sit just two finger widths from the bottom of your kneecap.
Step 3: Ghillie Brogues

Put your shoes on and draw the laces away from you to tighten. Twist the laces together six times, then wrap them around the back of your leg, and around to the front again. Continue to wrap the laces around your leg once more. After the second loop, tie the laces in a knot on the inside or outside of the leg (whichever you prefer).
Step 4: Sgian Dubh

Place the sgian dubh in the top of the left or right sock, whichever is your dominant hand. Roughly two inches of the handle of the sgian dubh should be visible.
Step 5: Tie

Your tie, whether it is a cravat or a straight tie, should be pulled in line with the first button of your shirt, leaving little to no gap. Pre-tied cravats with fasteners should be positioned so that the clasp stays under the wing collar of the shirt.
Step 6: Kilt

The kilt should be wrapped around you level to your navel, roughly 2 inches higher than your regular waist line. Bring the right hand apron around you and pull the leather strap through the buckle on your left hip and pull it tight. Repeat this process for the left hand apron. Once the kilt is on, make sure that it is centred; this means that the fringe of the front apron and the edge of the first pleat are visible and aligned evenly. Your kilt length should sit almost in the centre of you kneecap.
Step 7: Kilt Pin

Affix the kilt pin to the bottom right hand corner of your kilt. Follow the lines in the tartan to ensure it is straight. The pin should only pierce the first layer of the fabric.
Step 8: Sporran

Attach the chain straps to the sporran and feed them through the belt loops of the kilt. Make sure the sporran sits roughly five inches from the top of your kilt, and is centred. Fasten the chain straps at the back of the kilt when you are satisfied with the look.
Step 9: Jacket & Waistcoat

Put on your waistcoat and use the slider on the back to adjust the tightness slightly (whatever is comfortable). Finally, put on the jacket and leave the front buttons, if there are any, undone.

This should hopefully give you an idea of how to put on your outfit. We also have tutorial videos available on our website. http://bit.ly/1PE9RTh