To Box, or not to Box - that is the question...

[M. A. C. Newsome]

So my question is, how do smaller yardage box pleated kilts look on big (or in my case - fat) men. Is there a modesty issue to consider here?

The largest kilt I ever made was for a man with a 76" waist. It was a "four yard" box pleated kilt. I put the yardage in quotes because in reality it was six yards. But given the size of the wearer, the additional yardage was required to make the same style kilt that for a smaller man would have been made from four yards.

The kilt looked great on him. It fact, given his size and shape, you can imagine he had a hard time finding properly fitting clothing. As the kilt was made to measure for him, it fit him perfectly and he was quite pleased -- as was his wife.

I've made a number of kilts for larger men over the years. The amount of coverage and any modesty concerns you might have would be the same whether you were in an eight yard kilt, four yard kilt, or a six yard kilt, etc. You are still covered from waist to knee, and you still should always be careful in how you bend over, learn to sit properly, etc.