No photos so you'll have to rely on a description. A friend's funeral was last Saturday. He was a long time feature in our community of LBC's ( little British cars). By prior arrangement, another friend and I kilted up in his honor. I though I did reasonably well after paying attention here. In my opinion, my friend wore his kilt too low- below the knee. He also wore a Saxon-length coat that covered about 1/2 the kilt, tie and a sweater vest. The sweater vest is not part of the issue but I wanted to give readers a more complete picture.
My dilemma comes from the background. He's a native of Glasgow who's lived in the U.S. for 40+ years.He returns there every few years to get his accent recharged and is almost incomprehensible for a couple of weeks afterwards.
He described buying his kilt in a shop on the Royal Mile complete with the little old man kiltmaker with the tape draped around his neck. It leads me to believe that he was measured correctly. He wore it below the knee, so I think he wore it too low. The Saxon coat? I'd just assume that he didn't own a kilt jacket. His kilt pin was pinned through both aprons. I asked him about it. He said he'd always done it that way with no ill effects.
I just don't know if I should point him over here and/or offer some of the knowledge I've picked up here. I'm tempted to talk to his significant other, suggest some ways to step up his kilt game and let her suggest some changes to him. There are some good bargains in used kilt jackets around and Christmas is near.
Do I join the kilt cops or bite my tongue?