Measuring for the kilt

[Tommy Hunt]

Always go by what the individual kilt-maker asks for. For men, the navel is almost always at the waist. Women, it is lower. (I learnt that in Life Drawing!) However different people have different length torso's, so there is often quite a bit of variation from bottom of the rig-cage to the top of the hip bone (pelvis). ?

Ken @ Houston kiltmakers added a quarter inch to my length measurement. I think he wanted to add more so I'll remeasure then leave it in his capable hands. Anyway I ordered my first kilt today!!

[Carolina Kiltman]

Now the Jonesing starts!

[Barb T]

If you order a traditional kilt, the kiltmaker will make it to be worn (as Ted says) with the center of the buckle at the waist. That puts the top of the kilt 2" _above_ the waist. If you wear it lower than that, it won't fit correctly, and it will be too long.

[Tommy Hunt]

If you order a traditional kilt, the kiltmaker will make it to be worn (as Ted says) with the center of the buckle at the waist. That puts the top of the kilt 2" _above_ the waist. If you wear it lower than that, it won't fit correctly, and it will be too long.

That seems a wee bit high to me. He added a quarter inch to my measurement bringing the length to 24 inches. That's an inch above the navel. I don't imagine that's a problem is it? I'm not going to have to keep pushing it down will I?

[Tommy Hunt]

Now the Jonesing starts!

I'll start chewing pencils.