First kilt. High on the waist?

[unclevenus]

So would the second photo look more ideal? Just didn't know if I was encroaching that territory of an old man that wears his pants to his shoulders. Wasn't sure if that was a good look with kilts. Thanks for everyone's reply, though!

[rlloyd]

So would the second photo look more ideal? Just didn't know if I was encroaching that territory of an old man that wears his pants to his shoulders. Wasn't sure if that was a good look with kilts. Thanks for everyone's reply, though!

Those old men wearing their pants to their shoulders look that way because they're wearing their pants at the natural waist. :P

[Cecil]

It looks pretty darn good to me. I am waiting on my kilt myself. It was shipped last night and its suppose to be here Friday. Got my fingers crossed it will fit fine.

[MacMillans son]

With the caveat "everything I learned about wearing the kilt I learned here from those with lots of experience". NOT to say I am a model of perfect kilt wearing, just a recent photo to support Jocks description. I'm the fellow on the left.



And I will be the first to admit, wearing an unbifurcated garment that high on the waist and showing that much leg below does take some getting used to. If that was not true, we would not see so many men with the kilt covering their knees and their hose pulled all the way up to meet it. I would council you to wear the kilt as it is traditionally worn and get used to it. Do resist all temptation to succumb to any desire to "cover up".

Carry on!

[Standard]

And I will be the first to admit, wearing an unbifurcated garment that high on the waist and showing that much leg below does take some getting used to. If that was not true, we would not see so many men with the kilt covering their knees and their hose pulled all the way up to meet it. I would council you to wear the kilt as it is traditionally worn and get used to it. Do resist all temptation to succumb to any desire to "cover up".

Carry on!

I'll fully agree with this statement. If this is your first time wearing a kilt, it might feel too high at the knee and too "revealing" when worn at the proper height. To my eye at least the top of your kilt is not too high, remember that the military kilts are sitting even higher on the ribcage than yours is. Get the proper height at the knee, and let the top rest where it will.

[rlloyd]

This all reminds me of a post I made sometime back. In a poll topic about where you let the bottom edge of your kilt fall, I was rather curious as to how the various answers (above the knee, mid-knee, below the knee) related to people's ages.

[Tobus]

So would the second photo look more ideal? Just didn't know if I was encroaching that territory of an old man that wears his pants to his shoulders. Wasn't sure if that was a good look with kilts. Thanks for everyone's reply, though!

Honestly, I can't tell much from the second photo. The sweater (which is really too long to be worn with a kilt) throws everything out of proportion. Plus it hides your shape and I can't tell if it's at the right height or not. But as for the bottom, what I'm seeing on your right knee (left in the photo) is about as low as it should ever go. Preferably, we should be seeing all of both kneecaps, so you could stand to hike it up a bit from what we're seeing.

Even in the first pic, it's hard to tell where the top of the kilt is. I can't see the hem. You've bloused your shirt to cover it. Can you do another photo with your shirt tucked in neatly and the kilt pulled up so the tops of your kneecaps are clearly exposed, and then let us take a look at where the top is?