wearer's height?

**Martin** · 26th July 07, 11:45 AM

Ah, I see, a kind of error checking procedure.

As it happens, I wear a 22.5" length kilt and I'm 5' 8". Hopefully that works out right!

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 26th July 07, 11:52 AM

Yup, I usually ask for height and weight, if it's not a person I have seen in person, just so I can tell if the measurements provided are what I would expect or not.
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**RockyR** · 27th July 07, 05:09 AM

Ditto what everyone else said... if I get measurements that seem too long or a bit short, I ask the height.

As a VERY GENERAL rule of thumb... a kilt should be 1/3 the wearer's height. Work it out with the math... if you're 6', that means you're 72" tall. 1/3 of 72" would be a 24" length.

**Martin** · 27th July 07, 05:13 AM

Thanks for the info chaps. I can sleep at night now!

As for the general rule of thumb, i.e. a kilt's length being one third the wearer's height, that works out almost exactly for me.

5' 8" = 68". 68/3= 22.6

I have a 22.5" kilt on order!

**Balaamsass51** · 28th July 07, 11:13 AM

So Matt, you measured me for a 23" length. I'm 5'6" which would work out to 22" using the 1/3 estimate rule. Was that because I am somewhat portly?

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**M. A. C. Newsome** · 28th July 07, 11:28 AM

The 1/3 rule is just a general rule of thumb, not a precise measurement. Everyone is built differently, after all!

**RockyR** · 28th July 07, 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

The 1/3 rule is just a general rule of thumb, not a precise measurement. Everyone is built differently, after all!

I agree 100% (Hence the CAPS in my last post). I just figured I'd point out something people up here may not have known about. However, Matt is right... not every person falls into that model (if they have long torsos or long legs), so it's ALWAYS best to ACTUALLY measure.