Quote Originally Posted by Dalmore View Post
A quick question, related but unrelated...
...if you don't mind my asking, how tall is this person? I am, what I consider to be tall (6 foot 3 inches) and a 24" length works fine for me (kilt to the top of the knee).

I guess this means I'm not so tall after all.
It's always hard to generalize, because different people have different waist-hip distances even if they are the same height overall. I've made kilts for some tall people, but the only person who was tall enough for the waist band issue to raise its head was about 6'4" tall. He was a bit high waisted, which accentuated the length, and I think his kilt overall was 26 1/2", including the 2" rise. I had single width fabric that was about 27 1/2" wide, which didn't leave me enough for a top band. If I had had double width fabric, I would have been all set.

Having said all this, it's a very rare person who really needs a kilt this long. Lots of people measure themselves inaccurately and initially send me lengths that are an inch or even several inches too long. When I chip away at it, and I get them to measure properly, most guys come in at 20-23" plus a 2" rise. And this includes the tall ones. Paradoxically, women typically have longer kilt lengths for a given height than men do.