Quote Originally Posted by madmacs View Post
I'm guessing the top band working out the way it did is a function of waist size (number and size of pleats) and sett size?

Unusual buckles on the top one too...
It's solely a function of the length across the top of the pleats and the size of the sett. If the length is an even multiple of the sett size, then the top band will match in both the apron and underapron. Doesn't matter the number of pleats or the size of the pleats.

The buckles are a set that I got from Robert Pel at RKilts. What's really nice are the straps - they are really thick and embossed with a Celtic knot design. Because they are so thick, though, they won't go through the regular rectangular kilt buckles, so he sent me these to go with the straps.