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1st April 08, 09:21 PM
#16
It is interesting that the ad in the first post says specifically that it has no rear pleats.
I would find that a bit difficult as I have a very long stride. ( a way to keep up with regular people as I have short legs). I am quite pleased with the pleats on my new USA Kilt for that reason. I like when they fall nicely back into place after being heavily "swished" during a long walk. I find that some of my "contemporary" kilts have such shallow pleating that after only a short walk they are all in a dither, and look like I tied them in a knot.
I was unkilted for a while after outgrowing my ancient tank. When I took up being kilted again, I was lucky enough to have a female friend work with me on the walking, sitting, getting up stuff. We have helped each other over the years as our body shapes have required fashion adjustments.
She was very helpful after an industrial accident left my left knee in a very large brace and wrap. The breakaway athletic pants would get caught on the brace and self break away, leading to potentially embarrassing moments. She loaned me a wrap just above the knee skirt that worked well as my stride was shortened while on crutches, and as I waited for a kilt that I had ordered. (Long before Jerry's super service) I got plenty of ribbing by some of my companions. After some of them experienced the winter sport injuries (Skiing) their ribbing ended quickly. Several of them wound up borrowing my skirt, or my kilt while recuperating. The day came when one of the biggest unrelenting teasers about the skirt/kilt wearing got a leg injury in a motor vehicle accident. After he had suffered through two days of wardrobe "malfunctions", he came to me begging for the kilt. He ate large quantities of crow wearing the skirt - I wasn't about to let him have the kilt that easily. The rest of the work crew gave him plenty - for aggravating them while they were in casts on crutches. Five of them had ordered matching tartan kilts to the tartan I was wearing. The day after he started wearing trousers again, the rest of the work crew showed up every day in matching kilts.
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