First kilt/First pics

**Kilted KT** · 28th August 06, 07:14 PM

congrats on your first kilt! it looks great.

as for the kilt length, the general "rule" is when you kneel down and stay straight, the hem touches the ground.

that being said, everyone wears the kilt where they like it. Some shorter, some longer. As long as the hem is around the knees, you shouldn't have any troubles.

longer or shorter, then we might need a talk.

**Doublewood** · 28th August 06, 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by Kilted KT

as for the kilt length, the general "rule" is when you kneel down and stay straight, the hem touches the ground.

That's good to know, as there is some room to play with in wearing it a tad lower.

I'm flying out to the west coast to meet up with the wife and kids, who took the week off to visit her family out there while I worked. We're going out for dinner for my mother-in-law's birthday Sunday night, so my wife told me to remember to pack something nice for going out.

She has no idea.

My neighbor coudln't believe the quality of the SWK for the money. He has a hand made kilt in his family tartan for formal occasions, but he told me he's going straight to SWK.com to order one, and that I need to find a good pub in the area that pours good scotch for a night out once he gets his "drinking kilt".

Being in Boston, I could rattle off several names of places to get a decent pint of Guinness, but I'll have to do some research on the availability of good single malts in town.

**Andrew Green** · 28th August 06, 07:34 PM

Looking pretty sharp; with a little common sense, it isn't hard to do a kilt right on the first time. Of course, one is much more likely to get it right, if one has had a prior interest in kilts (history, heritage, whatever). Heh... you're packing up your kilt to wear out, and your wife doesn't know about it... that's great! Hah... what do you think her reaction will be?