
Originally Posted by
longhuntr74
"Your kilt is too short!"
You handled it well. I also like to wear my kilt at the top of the knee and I've had a few similar experiences but never by anyone so rude. I have noticed that the three kilts I've been actually measured by a Scottish salesman I've had to insist I want it to the top of the knee and not mid-knee. I find mid-knee to be irritating.
This weekend I attended the Virginia Scottish Games and while sitting at my clan tent began to notice that a lot of men wore their kilts below the knee. As I sat there I began to count: those who wore it just covering the knee or above, and those who wore it below the knee (I didn't count bandsmen, those in sport-kilts, or young boys). After about 10 minutes it was about 1:4. Almost all were wearing their kilt on their hips, like a pair of pants.
Virginia Commissioner, Elliot Clan Society, USA
Adjutant, 1745 Appin Stewart Regiment
Scottish-American Military Society
US Marine (1970-1999)
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