Kilt length poll

[Barb T]

Trad kilts are meant to be worn _to the top of the knee cap_ and no longer. Shorter is OK, but longer is not OK for a trad kilt. I don't know if there are "rules" for contemporary kilts or not. Probably not.

Many guys wear their trad kilts so that they come to mid knee or lower, which isn't proper for a trad kilt. It's commonly because they don't buckle their kilts tight enough and high enough. A trad kilt is worn higher than men typically wear their trousers, and the center of the side buckle should be at the true waist, not at the level of most people's trousers. The rise (typically 2") extends _above this_. If you put the kilt top at your waist (or, worse, at your trouser belt line), the kilt will hang down too far, which is why kilts made to the proper length can still look too long when they're worn improperly.

BTW - Hamish's kilts are always just right! http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=19859

Barb