Fishtail back on kilt with button braces?

[pofloyd1]

Glen, I need to disagree respectfully. There are a lot of threads where the fellows talk about starting their kilt at the top of the kneecap and having to hitch it back up when it reaches the bottom. Obviously, braces would solve that problem.

Further, I am one of the few whose waist, stomach, and hips have exactly the same circumference. All I need to do to remove my kilt is to suck in my stomach and the kilt falls to the floor. For those of us unfortunate enough to have such an arrangement, the braces solve the problem completely, so yes, I do wear them.

I am in the same boat as you Father Bill, but I am also short 5'6" plus my weight can fluctuate sometimes 5 or 6 pounds in a day. I would like to start wearing braces with the kilt, so any information about button placement would be helpful. I only go for walks or short hikes and have to hitch up my kilts constantly.

[Father Bill]

I am in the same boat as you Father Bill, but I am also short 5'6" plus my weight can fluctuate sometimes 5 or 6 pounds in a day. I would like to start wearing braces with the kilt, so any information about button placement would be helpful. I only go for walks or short hikes and have to hitch up my kilts constantly.

I've attached my own buttons. One pair appropriately spaced in the middle of the back of course, one pair attached to the inner apron just to the fore of the buckle placements. Your placements may vary since part of the goal is to keep them hidden well within your jacket. Of course, with a jumper that's immaterial. (In the material, get it?) You may need to move a button or two after experimenting, but frankly, I find that my kilt hangs and looks better for the addition of the braces.

[Crazy Dave]

I've attached my own buttons. One pair appropriately spaced in the middle of the back of course, one pair attached to the inner apron just to the fore of the buckle placements. Your placements may vary since part of the goal is to keep them hidden well within your jacket. Of course, with a jumper that's immaterial. (In the material, get it?) You may need to move a button or two after experimenting, but frankly, I find that my kilt hangs and looks better for the addition of the braces.

I'm not surprised, Father Bill. I wouldn't go to a job interview or a customer site without them. Suits look so much better with braces. It makes sense that Kilts do too.

Dave