OK, when I crank down the kilt, the belt I have is still too tight and the tartan pattern gets distorted. I did order a new belt from scottishkilts.net that ranges from 32-36 waist line...hopefully this will give me some wiggle room. Anyway, why does the pattern distort when I crank down the kilt? Specifically, the pattern on the apron creates an S-curve distortion on the vertical lines in the set. Any ideas?

Thanks again for all your input so far.