My own 8 yd kilt, at least, keeps me locked in at the weight I was when I bought the thing, give or take a pound or two (ie, a kilo). Meaning I will have to stick with a (hopefully slight) beer gut look in perpetutiy- but on the other hand can never become a two-seater guy on an airplane. The fact of the matter is that I'm just too cheap to abandon an $850 custom-made garment.