Quote Originally Posted by ozone View Post
OK, when I crank down the kilt, the belt I have is still too tight and the tartan pattern gets distorted.
Is this a traditional kilt? Made of proper kilting cloth using traditional methods and intended to be worn in a traditional manner? I'm rather confused as the "waist" region of kilts are made to be extremely resistive to distortions, the leather of the straps giving nearly more to belly demands.

Not all, of course, kilts are designed or suited to be worn in the traditional snug manner. Many modern "kilts" are cut lower and some use lighter materials and are intended to hang.

Much of the Sialkot (Punjab, Pakistan) made "traditional styled" budget kilts--- which I do consider reasonable recreational garb (off topic)--- have neither proper waist stabilization nor use an appropriate weave to shape or compress the wasitline. Its rather moot since most don't trim the pleats and only a few even sew them down given the cost sensitive demands of the wholesaler to be able to sell a hand-sewn 8-yard "surprise" material (can be anything from new wool, wool/poly to cotton or viscose blends) kilt at the $25 USD price point--- in Scotland alone the components for straps can cost more.