Kilts Worn at Long Length

[TheKiltedWonder]

The name Trollope is derived from the place-name Troughburn, in Northumberland. Troughburn was originally Trolhop, meaning (in Norse) Troll Valley, and the earliest recorded use is John Andrew Trolope (1427-1461) who lived in Thornlaw, Co Durham
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trollop

I was gonna dispute the etymology, then I realised that it was talking about the last name Trollope. Oops!

As for kilts, I prefer to wear mine above the knee . It's a personal choice (well, not entirely, that's also how my kilt fit best...), but I do think it looks better (or else I would lower it!). I remember when I first started wearing my kilt, I was afraid I was doing it all wrong, because the Scottish festivals were full of knee-covered kilties. I looked up a few historical paintings and drawings of kilts and soon felt relief.

Still, I definitely wouldn't consider someone wearing a longer kilt to be wrong, unless it was pretty low!

[werewolves]

Thoguh i wouldn't recommend wearing the waist of the kilt around the knees trying to be a scottish gangsta or something.

Check out this Scottish Gangsta!
No kilt

[Nick the DSM]

Scottish Gangsta??
No kilt

you know! the people who wear their pants at their knees, walking like penguins, saying "yo, I be cool".

Disclaimer: mean no racial, ethnic, cultural offence. just explaining what i mean. thank you.

[Fox]

Pretty much describes my situation exactly. Wearing mine above the navel, 25' long and still wish there was a bit more to sit on.

I wear mine pretty traditionally for a couple of reasons. One, I think a kilt looks better when you can see a good amount of the knee. Two, it's only comfortable to strap the thing on ABOVE my love handles, which is slightly above my navel.

The only downside is that being 6'2", it tends to ride up quite a lot when I sit down, even with a firm sweep.

[Nighthawk]

Personally, I know it's not tradition, but I prefer to wear mine at the middle to the bottom of my knee, especially in winter, when my knees would get cold otherwise. I don't know if we're talking about the same thing here, but that is just my personal preference, be it a do or a don't.

[O'Callaghan]

Old pictures show kilts that are well above or well below the knee, and the notion that that may have been OK with a great kilt but is no good with a modern one seems a little bizarre. That, said, I prefer above the knee on myself.

However, if it's ready to wear and so comes a bit below my knees it's OK. Sometimes I think those who criticise that length are looking down on those who wear ready to wear kilts, in a subtle sort of way.

As for middle of the knee, achieved by measuring while kneeling, that's a military regulation, and I'm not in any army the last time I checked.

[Highlander31]

Check out this Scottish Gangsta!
No kilt

That was amusing.

[ChattanCat]

Personally, I know it's not tradition, but I prefer to wear mine at the middle to the bottom of my knee, especially in winter, when my knees would get cold otherwise. I don't know if we're talking about the same thing here, but that is just my personal preference, be it a do or a don't.

Actually, the top of the knee is a modern length of a kilt. Traditionally, it was lower than the top of the knee. So, you are more traditional than you think.

[Thebigeman77]

yeah, it's middle or right at the start of my knee (or a liiitttttlllllee under if it's my SWK) for me.

[McMurdo]

Actually, the top of the knee is a modern length of a kilt. Traditionally, it was lower than the top of the knee. So, you are more traditional than you think.

I will have to respectfully disagree with this as evidence I present the following portrait of Sir Mungo Murry Son of 2nd Earl of Atholl, by John Michael Wright, you will notice this kilt was worn higher than the modern top-middle of the knee