Quote Originally Posted by Riverkilt View Post
Jeez folks,


Not sure if its something to do with how the kilt is made for my weird shape, but with my hand sewn traditionals, dress model FK, and USA Kilts semi-traditionals I've quit wearing a belt. Much more comfy.

Ron
My waist fluctuates between 45inches and 48inches depending on the time of day and whether I've just eaten or not. My hips however are 46 inches. All the kiltmakers I've dealt with say that the measurement for the hips has to be a loose one (so it's comfortable when we sit down) so I always go for 49inches around the seat and 46inches at the waist and this works fine for me. When I wear troosers I have to wear braces (suspenders) otherwise they just fall around my knees, however, when I wear my kilts higher on my waist they sit there (over my belly) and stay there, no need for a belt or suspenders !
The problem I have is with the sporran belt, because I don't have hips to sling it around. I either loop them over the kilt buckles or wear a sporran sling.