Quote Originally Posted by Dreadbelly View Post
If your kilt is measured to exactly 40 inches, sitting will place a lot of strain on the seams, and could cause some real problems.
This is fine if the kilt is intended to fit best when seated. A properly fitting kilt should be quite snug. If its measured to hang around one's rear it will hang and not be snug. Kilts are not muumuus or burlap sacks. A kilt is a fitted garment. For best freedom of movement its best to have the kilt, as tradition puts them, sit high. This cut is generally ill-suited to women. It won't work. Forget it! Don't want to sound like a sound-bite from Al Bundy in "Married with Children" but..