Quote Originally Posted by CMcG View Post
It does take a bit of getting used to wearing a traditional kilt at the natural waist, especially if you are used to wearing everything at the lower "jeans waist." If you tuck your shirt in, a nice wide belt helps to balance the look, but you can also cover it with a sweater or vest. If the kilt is really too long, hemming isn't as good as having it shortened from the top, but it can look just fine if it is done with a blind stitch.

On the other hand, if you are wearing your kilt with sneakers or boots and scrunched or rolled socks, then IMHO it looks OK to me to have the bottom of your kilt go as low as the bottom of the knee. I'll probably get flamed by some people for suggesting that the kilt should ever be lower than mid knee, but we're not talking traditional attire here. In this case, the proportions still look acceptable to my eye because the top of the hose/socks is lower. Check out these promo shots from 21st Century kilts:


I realize the kilt sits at the natural waist. What my issue is that my kilt is sitting almost up at my nipples in some cases because my drop is so short. I've got a short torso, unfortunately. I like the kilt sitting just about my belly button or even slightly lower, which still about two-three inches above where my pants sit.