So I got this kilt on Ebay...(help?)

[beloitpiper]

I'm a Gordon, and I'd LOVE a kilt from the Highlanders, if you're willing to part from it...

[Chefdave]

I'm a Gordon, and I'd LOVE a kilt from the Highlanders, if you're willing to part from it...

I may have to part with it unfortunately. Is it your size?

Let me see if I can work a solution out first though.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

From looking at the picture, it appears that you could easily move the two buckles on the right hip over a couple of inches and not adversely affect the look of the kilt -- look at how many pleats are there to the right of the buckles in the picture. Another two inches and you'd still have pleats all the way to the edge of the apron.

Just remember, what you do to one side, you have to do to the other. So if you move those buckles over by 2", you'll also have to move the leather strap on the inner apron out by 2" for the kilt to fit right. Since that doesn't show in your pictures, I can't tell you how easy that might be. If the leather strap is sewn in a few inches back from the apron edge, it's an easy job of moving it.

If it's already right on the edge of the apron -- well then you are talking about altering the kilt.

Aye,
Matt

[bubba]

Since that doesn't show in your pictures, I can't tell you how easy that might be. If the leather strap is sewn in a few inches back from the apron edge, it's an easy job of moving it.

If it's already right on the edge of the apron -- well then you are talking about altering the kilt.

Aye,
Matt

The other option is replace the under apron strap with a longer one. Moving the right side buckles and adding a longer strap on the left might do the job.

[Moose McLennan]

...Just remember, what you do to one side, you have to do to the other. So if you move those buckles over by 2", you'll also have to move the leather strap on the inner apron out by 2" for the kilt to fit right...

Not to barge in on this thread, but is that perhaps the reason that some MOD kilts only fasten on one side?
Incidentally, mine's labelled 29" but fits my 31" waist OK. Removing the lower buckle at the hip made the fit much better, I'm indebted to you for that particular tip. Might make a difference to that Gordon kilt - it certainly is stunning.

M.

[Alan H]

Matt beat me to it, but I'd do what He suggested.

[Chefdave]

Thanks for the advice so far guys.

I had a chance to snap some bad pics this evening to illustrate how it fits. Maybe alteration could help. I'm much happier than I appear in the pics too.

Also, check out the cool new belt. It's the same as the Lowe's bargain tool belt only in black with silver hardware.

Inner apron can be seen over my left knee (that's as far as it reaches).


That's as far as the pleats will go on the right side

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Well, first thing .... SMILE... its a picture in a kilt not a hanging!

OK, got that out of my system, now on to the kilt. From the front on the recent set of pictures, I would never have known it did not fit correctly. You have pointe out the underapron, but most people will not see that, and you can just look in the mirror and insure you pull it up so the waistband keeps it high enough.

The picture of the right and the back look OK too, except it looks like you need to center the kilt on your body so that the pleats come the same distance around on both hips. However, is that a buckle hanging out strangely in the back on the last picture? And was this kilt purchased from What Price Glory? I seem to remember that they used that bright green liner at the waist.