Low yardage on a large frame?

[Barb T]

Larger gentlemen can benefit from the additional vertical visual component sometimes yielded by larger yardage kilts. Narrow pleats mean more vertical stripes (if pleated to the stripe). This makes the kilt look longer versus wider.

To be honest, I think that somewhat wider pleats look better on a larger kilt. This is separate from the question of whether each pleat has a prominent vertical element.

If a kilt has narrow pleats, and the person is big, it means that there will be LOTS of narrow pleats. I think, for example, that 29 somewhat wider pleats looks more proportional than 39 narrow pleats, which can call attention to how big the kilt actually is.