First kilt. High on the waist?

[Tobus]

Looking at the photos, it looks OK to me. Definitely not too high at the waist. In fact, it could even come a little higher and still be OK.

Every man's natural waist is in a slightly different spot, so don't try to go by the navel. Just find it with your hands. It's easy enough to feel on your sides. That's where your top kilt strap should be. Then the top hemmed edge of the kilt will be about 1.5" or 2" above that (this is the "rise" of the kilt... for military kilts it's even more). If the kilt was made correctly for you, with the top straps right at the natural waist, the bottom selvedge will be just above your knee. But you can always wear the kilt higher and be OK. Unless it's WAY off, that is...