Quote Originally Posted by Caradoc
Just by eyeballing it, it looks like the kilt was sized for "waist," and the person wearing it is "low-riding" it across the hips.

If he'd wear it at the waist, it'd probably look a lot better.
I think that was likely measured to be that long, and even if you wore it under the armpits, it would still be too ill fitting to be a considered a kilt.