Quote Originally Posted by Jewddha
This is one thing that's always confused me. I wear my kilts at "the hips" (well, slightly above where I wear my shorts), and the concept of a high-waisted kilt always looks really funny to my mental eye, not to say it doesn't look good, but I've never understood how it would help to hide ones "paunch" out front, I always thought it might accentuate it... Well, here's hoping I can one day try one on and make some sense of this.
Basically, if the garment is worn below the waist, the "bulge" tends to hang over the top. However, if the garment is worn at the waist, the bulge is behind the waistband/belt, and thus not accentuated. Of course, if it's a substantial bulge, it won't hide it much.;)