Sitting...

[Manu]

I personally do the sweep and sit technique. I dont find it girly or anything, it sort comes natural to not ruin the pleats. As to prevent the flashing, get a sporran, itll keep that area down while you are seating.

[Jewddha]

The sweep is coming a lot better than the scoot for me. As for a sporran, I really wish I could try one out before I bought one...

[Macman]

Mike, you can borrow one of mine to try out if you like. I'll bring it to Steve's open house on Saturday.
Cheers,
David

[Jewddha]

Mike, you can borrow one of mine to try out if you like. I'll bring it to Steve's open house on Saturday.
Cheers,
David

Thank you very much!!!

[Riverkilt]

I still kind of grit my teeth and hope no one's watching when I do the butt sweep, but I do it because it works best for me.

Don't know if I actually appear as unconcerned about it as I try to appear...but I endeavor to.

When I first started wearing kilts I fast forwarded through Braveheart and Rob Roy to look to see how the actors did their kilts when the sat...apparently most of those scenes were left out...the few seated scenes open with the kilted guy already seated.

Ron

[James]

The main thing is to relax-otherwise it takes all the fun out of kilt wearing. Further if bothered about this and that, you'll end up so tense and fussing that it will attract attention-and so create a problem.

There is something else, it does not matter how careful you are-on a few very rare occasions it will all go wrong-a major oops-maybe a sudden breeze-or whatever----but the world will not end and really it is nothing to worry about-for who really cares-even if they do notice. OK a chum might make a joke-but just join in the laugh.

On the practical side, there are times when thanks to a deep sofa-the positioning of seating when modesty is a problem. The best way of dealing with it is is to sit with knees together, and the same when standing up: in between it might be possible to cover with the aprons, but that is not of necessity as sure as some might think.

As for such things as smoothing out the pleats when sitting-or for that matter when standing-in case they have got caught up being girly. It is a fact that similar garments will involve similar problems-nothing at all to do with gender, and everything to do with reality.

As for the sporran-if worn at a comfortable and for that matter safe height-it will not make any difference to modesty: in fact a lot of kilt wearers will push it round to the side when sitting for reasons of comfort.

So relax and enjoy, and you'll find the problems vanish.

James

[Galant]

With regards to when you're sitting close-kneed, a slighty awkward question - on top or in between?

[chasem]

I usually go for on top, if we're on the same page. I don't like cramped spaces.

[Doc Hudson]

I usually go for on top, if we're on the same page. I don't like cramped spaces.

OOOOOOOH Chasem!!!! Good thing this is a family oriented board, or I'd not be able to let that one pass. :P

[Galant]

Well, it's just that I'd imagine on top would be more visible than in between, but the latter would be more uncomfortable.