Kilts for guys with guts

**Severian** · 22nd July 05, 01:35 PM

Thanks, Rocky!

I'll email you either this weekend or Monday. I'd emailed you earlier about the Bruce tartan, but I think for now I'm just going to go with a Stewart Hunting. This weekend I have the kids, so I'll be pretty busy.

I appreciate everyone's help!

**RockyR** · 22nd July 05, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by Severian

I'll email you either this weekend or Monday. I'd emailed you earlier about the Bruce tartan, but I think for now I'm just going to go with a Stewart Hunting. This weekend I have the kids, so I'll be pretty busy.

If you email me on Monday, I won't be able to get to it until Wed or Thurs... Kelly and I are FINALLY going to go on VACATION! Well, 2.5 days worth anyway... we're going to the shore for Mon - Wed night. If I can get online down there, I'll reply. If not, I'll email you when I get back.

**GMan** · 22nd July 05, 06:10 PM

Congratulations on your most deserved time off Rocky, you and Kelly have a good time!

**Planopiper** · 22nd July 05, 08:52 PM

I've seen a lot of guys with big guts wear their kilts like they wear their pants. It not only accentuates the gut, but from behind you see the back of the kilt is way above the knees and the front of the kilt. It really looks sloppy and makes the guy look fatter. I watched an open piping competition in June and one of the guys was really big, but he wore his kilt correctly, straight accross the body at a little higher than his navel. The kilt looked very nice, the pleats hung straight, the bottom of it was straight and at the correct height, and he looked very neat. You can't hide your size, but you can look well put-together. And don't have too tight a sporran chain. The sporran needs to hang on top of the kilt, not tie it up to your waist.

**kiltedpride** · 29th August 05, 01:23 PM

Originally Posted by Planopiper

I've seen a lot of guys with big guts wear their kilts like they wear their pants. It not only accentuates the gut, but from behind you see the back of the kilt is way above the knees and the front of the kilt. It really looks sloppy and makes the guy look fatter. You can't hide your size, but you can look well put-together. And don't have too tight a sporran chain. The sporran needs to hang on top of the kilt, not tie it up to your waist.

Generally a kilt makes most men look better but dont wear your kilt at waist level otherwise the pleats will hang incorrectly. I'd for health's sake look at really working to get your weght down - you'll feel so much better and it can be done. You'll look good and your self esteem will improve no end.

**glengall1** · 1st September 05, 04:09 PM

Hi there,

If you wear the kilt below the belly button it is more like a skirt not a kilt. If you buy a traditionally made kilt then the measurements are through your "True" waist (Belly button) and if you wore it lower it looks ridiculous if made from true waist measurements. Basically when you are getting it made you have to get measured correctly in whatever way you are going to wear it.

When I got married my best man (who died last year of a heart attack at 36 years old) was 25 stone. He wore the kilt in the traditional way and looked great.

All in all you have to decide which one you would like. The ones in our shop are expensive as you say (about £305 for a 10 yard kilt for the fuller gentleman)

I am not a fan of the "new age" kilts on the market (not just cause I sell the real ones) as they do not seem to hang right as they use alot less cloth.

Anyway, sorry for my tuppence worth,

Take care,

**Blu (Ontario)** · 3rd September 05, 12:10 AM

Originally Posted by glengall1

... If you wear the kilt below the belly button it is more like a skirt not a kilt...

Hip hugger kilts (and trousers for that matter) will tend to accentuate the 'overburden' whereas the rise built into a traditional will help cover it up.

... I am not a fan of the "new age" kilts on the market...

Do the denim kilts sold by 'thetartanbox' fall into that group? ;-)