Finally wore my kilt all day!

**slothead** · 15th May 16, 04:35 AM

The wife and I went to the 'local' Celtic Festival (Mt Airy, Maryland) yesterday and I ended up wearing my kilt all day for the first time. At the end of the day my wife asked me if I wasn't going to change!

My wife snapped this pic of me after I had taken a shot of some fencers and was checking the results of my photo.

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I've since decided that maybe my kilt was pulled up a little too high - but no matter. I was also sgian dbu - less (I had hoped to pick one up at the festival but there offerings were slim and not to my liking).

**OC Richard** · 15th May 16, 05:14 AM

Looks good to me.

Usually nowadays one sees the kilts too low! So when somebody shows up wearing it the traditional way it looks too short.

Yes long days in kilts... often long hot dirty days, the life of Highland Games attendees here in the USA!

BTW a couple weeks ago I drove past the other Mount Airy, the one in North Carolina, on my way to the Loch Norman Games.

**Madadh** · 15th May 16, 05:17 AM

Saw you at the festival, and you looked both fine and comfortable. I was with one of my lads and kilted as well.

**Tarheel** · 15th May 16, 11:36 AM

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I've since decided that maybe my kilt was pulled up a little too high [QUOTE]

Your kilt is not as high as the young lady's kilt behind you (off right elbow in background). No sgian = No problem.

**slothead** · 15th May 16, 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by Madadh

Saw you at the festival, and you looked both fine and comfortable. I was with one of my lads and kilted as well.

I saw a number of folks with Irish Wolfhounds (great dogs), I assume you had your with you. Sorry I didn't know to say halloo.

**slothead** · 15th May 16, 12:23 PM

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I've since decided that maybe my kilt was pulled up a little too high

Your kilt is not as high as the young lady's kilt behind you (off right elbow in background). No sgian = No problem.

Aye, but some would say that young ladies can get away with ANY length!

**kiltedcontractor** · 15th May 16, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by slothead

I've since decided that maybe my kilt was pulled up a little too high
Aye, but some would say that young ladies can get away with ANY length!

Yes, but shouldn't she pull it up to her bellybutton? I'm not sure of "rules".

**Tarheel** · 15th May 16, 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by kiltedcontractor

Yes, but shouldn't she pull it up to her bellybutton? I'm not sure of "rules".

Raising that kilt on that young lady (to cover her navel) would be letting the proverbial "Cat out of the bag". I think slothead's wife was wise to compose her photo with a select background that squelches any question of his hem being at an acceptable length. Bravo to them both.

**Steve Ashton** · 15th May 16, 04:31 PM

The only comment I would make is to raise the level of your sporran. The sporran is not a crotch protector. Raising it would help prevent the aprons from puckering.
Wearing the sporran up, on the stomach allows the aprons to hang straight down without puckers and without accentuating the stomach.
This is the primary objection I have to low rise kilts. They force the sporran lower and the stomach of those who wear their kilts under the stomach to be more pronounced.
A higher waist and higher sporran are actually quite slimming as the stomach is hidden and sort of disappears.

**slothead** · 15th May 16, 04:53 PM

Originally Posted by Steve Ashton

The only comment I would make is to raise the level of your sporran. The sporran is not a crotch protector. Raising it would help prevent the aprons from puckering.
Wearing the sporran up, on the stomach allows the aprons to hang straight down without puckers and without accentuating the stomach.
This is the primary objection I have to low rise kilts. They force the sporran lower and the stomach of those who wear their kilts under the stomach to be more pronounced.
A higher waist and higher sporran are actually quite slimming as the stomach is hidden and sort of disappears.

Thanks Steve. I appreciate the comment. I had already raised the sporran a smidgen, but it apparently needs another boost (I really don't like the cheap little hook on the end of the chain - so I'm going to be looking for a thin leather belt/strap too).