Wearing Irish Sweaters wtih Kilts, Belt or no belt?

[Tobus]

The only time that I can imagine tucking in a sweater would be if the sweater was very trim and tight (or long), and would thus look odd with the kilt straps and buckles poking from inside. In which case I would probably just choose a different sweater.

I have a couple of "wooly pully" style military sweaters and one thicker Aran sweater, and this issue is usually why I end up not wearing them. For starters, sweaters are typically very long on me. They would go down below my buttocks if pulled straight down, which of course would be silly with a kilt. So the only options are to tuck them in or roll them over, neither of which appeal very much to me. Tucking in, of course, doesn't seem to be done. And rolling over just doesn't make me happy with the final aesthetic proportions, and makes me look flabbier than I already am. Perhaps it's my vanity coming out, but I do everything I can to avoid the dreaded "muffin top", and sweaters always seem to work against me there!

Here's a past thread with some good examples of sweaters being worn by members here, both the thicker knit sweaters and thinner military-types. It does seem to be a common approach to pull the bottom of the sweater up and roll the sides over it. This makes the length work as well as perhaps hiding any kilt straps/buckles from printing through. Maybe I should reevaluate my wearing of sweaters with the kilt and try it again. This does seem to be the season for digging out my sweaters from the cedar chest...

[huntgathergrow]

It's not a cable knit, but it's a sweater. I do have a standard 1.5 inch belt on under the sweater to cover the velcro, as it is a casual kilt.
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[Allan Thomson]

I think tighter fit jumpers, rather than loose fitting jumpers. Or at least with a snug cuffgo better with the kilt asthey preserve the line better. I note a lot of the wearers have their sweaters folded up to give a better length for the kilt - two pleats at the back and a belt over the top would definitely make for a better join if the jumper is longer snd baggier. Of course a snugger fit is better..m

[jhead7090]

I was out and about this past Thursday, decided it was too warm for a jacket so wore an Irish knit sweater with my kilt. Wore a belt under the sweater only because I needed somewhere to hang my cell phone.

[Father Bill]

I was out and about this past Thursday, decided it was too warm for a jacket so wore an Irish knit sweater with my kilt. Wore a belt under the sweater only because I needed somewhere to hang my cell phone.

Considering the philosophical and psychological parallels between a cell phone and a dirk, that's what it was originally for, wasn't it?

[Tobus]

Had some nice Scottish style weather today. Cold, dreary, damp, and breezy. It was a perfect day for wearing one of my woolly pully sweaters to an antiques auction. Everyone was complaining how cold it was, but I was quite comfortable.

It is, of course, not the same as a thicker Aran knit sweater. But I just folded the bottom under once to adjust it to length. No belt, of course, as none was needed. But you can see how the "print through" of the top hem of my military kilt is fairly obvious. That still annoys me, even though it's par for the course with the more fitted-shape sweaters.

[kingandrew]

I think Tobus and Huntgathergrow look fine in their sweaters. Folding over the bottom of the sweater is usually effective at getting the length right for clearing your sporran. And I think sweaters pair well with kilts in general, since, as Tobus notes, they both flourish in Scottish weather.

Andrew

[imbrius]

Had some nice Scottish style weather today. Cold, dreary, damp, and breezy. It was a perfect day for wearing one of my woolly pully sweaters to an antiques auction. Everyone was complaining how cold it was, but I was quite comfortable.

It is, of course, not the same as a thicker Aran knit sweater. But I just folded the bottom under once to adjust it to length. No belt, of course, as none was needed. But you can see how the "print through" of the top hem of my military kilt is fairly obvious. That still annoys me, even though it's par for the course with the more fitted-shape sweaters.

I've been browsing old threads and just came across this. Where did you find this sweater? It looks like a U.S. Air Force sweater that I remember all the older folks wearing at the reserve base I worked at as a civilian. I've always wanted one because I thought they looked sharp but never knew where to get one since, as a civilian, I couldn't just go down to the BX and buy one.