On length: I wear mine mid knee (example below) for all my kilts. I've been out and about in howling wind and rain (I live in Lancashire after all, it's Englandshire's Rain Central) and selvage scrape has never bothered me. I must be quite resilient.



On Braces (Suspenders): I asked about this a long while ago as an option for securing your kilt when wearing a waistcoat without kilt belt. Responses were mainly "If you need a belt, your Kilt doesn't fit" (which is fair comment, my Kilts do...) but BarbT suggested wearing braces was a bad idea as it can distort the hang of the Kilt and cause permanent damage. For fear of ruining my investments, I bow to her wisdom and experience so consequently I've never worn them.