Quote Originally Posted by Aramp
Just wondering, can tailors who alter pants do the same with kilts? I ordered an SWK econo and just got it in today (it's quite nice, I must say), but evidently I've lost a noteable bit of weight since then (or more likely I just measured poorly). The little info sheet that came with it said something about being able to tighten it with a blind hem stitch or something, and I only need it down a couple inches.

It seems to me the buckles on the kilt could just be moved a bit further out and it'd fine, but then I have no idea what that would do to the rest of it.
Matthew Newsome does kilt alterations. And even if he doesn't need to alter it and you can do it yourself, he can answer loads of questions correctly. He's the only kilt maker that I'm aware of that actually advertises his alteration prices. Plus I saw him in the middle of altering a kilt the other day. In my opinion, if you end up only having to move your buckles, you can probably do it yourself.

As the other gentlemen said here, don't go to a trouser tailor. You just don't know what the result will be.