I hope I'm in the right forum, lol. And just so you know, I'm a complete idiot when it comes to stuff like this, so please bear with me! Here goes:

My grandmother made this skirt/kilt (whatever the proper term is) for my Aunt many many years ago. When my Aunt died, my grandmother gave it to me, as the remaining female on her side.



There is a size difference between my Aunt and I. In this picture, you may be able to see that it is folded twice, so that there are three layers. It will not fit me this way.

I have figured out it will fit me if I move the buckles. It will only overlap about 6-8 inches, this way.

My questions are as follows:

1.) Is it a kilt if a woman is wearing it? (depending on the answer to this, you may not be able to help me, and I may be in the wrong spot!)

2.) Are there rules on how much it's supposed to overlap?

3.) Because I am making it bigger, only roughly 1/3rd will be pleated. So should I have the non-pleated part in the front, to one side, or in the back? This will determine where the buckles are, if that helps people, the buckles will be in the middle of the non-pleated section.

I don't know if this photo will help, but this is how much wider the skirt needs to be to fit me:



I will be moving the buckles over so that they will actually buckle with the straps.


And last question, which really isn't a big deal, but I figure I should ask: What tartan is this?

Thanks for answers to any or all of my questions!!!

Tiernan's Minion