Front apron left pleat not laying flat

[Barb T]

In terms of where you are wearing your kilt in the photos - if you have your kilt buckled at the right height, the buckle line should be in the small of your back. In your photo below, it's the top edge of the kilt, not the buckle line, that looks to me like it's in the small of your back:



The buckle looks like its lower and riding on the slope of your side below your waist.

See my previous post. If the pleats and the apron edges taper all the way to the top of the kilt, your kilt will inevitably slip down until the top edge of the kilt (the smallest dimension) sits at the smallest part of your circumference, which coincides with the small of your back even if you buckle the kilt tightly. Having flare prevents that from happening - with flare, the top stays high (and comfortable) and the buckle line stays put in the small of your back when the kilt is buckled tightly.