How high is too high?

[Pour1Malt]

The new kilt and I went to dinner tonight with friends... I also hiked it up as far as feasibly and esthetically possible, and I felt that the length was just about right.

So, no hemming required.
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Thanks, everyone, for your input.
Rex in Cincinnati

guid oan ya!

[GlassMan]

Third, from your description of the "bulk" at the back of the kilt, it sounds as though the pleating under the canvas was not cut away. The solid black I bought a while back is like that... I find it uncomfortable so I'm going to attempt to fix it myself. Barb T's book is a goldmine of information on this stuff.


blu

From my experience with SWK standards, neither of my two have had the excess pleating cut away around the waist. It does make for a rather heavy and hot waistline.

[Rex_Tremende]

From my experience with SWK standards, neither of my two have had the excess pleating cut away around the waist. It does make for a rather heavy and hot waistline.

Is this also true for the heavyweights? I understand from the dialog here that this can be fixed after consulting with Barb's book, is that correct?

[michael steinrok]

So the consensus Rex was that you should wear the kilt a little higher and the kilt looked great! The kilt does look great. To my untrained eyes everything looked fine. I say wear it where it feels right. No one else is in it. Beside most people won't notice an inch at 50 feet!I may have to get a black stewart meself!

[chasem]

Is this also true for the heavyweights? I understand from the dialog here that this can be fixed after consulting with Barb's book, is that correct?

The 2005 heavyweight acrylic that I have is the same, in that the pleats are not cut out.

You could probably do that no problem with Barb's book. I echo KCW's comments on that subject.