wearer's height?

[ChattanCat]

1/3 of the height = kilt length
1/3 of the kilt length = fell... Hmmm, If only the world were divided into thirds.... but wait, I think the kilt came first! So... just some rambling thoughts before I get to kilting.

[James MacMillan]

Hey that's really neat! 1/3 of the height. It works for my frame, and I'll be able to give rough estimates when some of my mates come over from the dark side.

Who wudda thunk it could be that simple?

[RockyR]

Hey that's really neat! 1/3 of the height. It works for my frame, and I'll be able to give rough estimates when some of my mates come over from the dark side.

Who wudda thunk it could be that simple?

It's really NOT that simple... the 1/3 thing is just a rough guide to make sure the person ordering the kilt is IN THE BALLPARK when it comes to their length. Again... do NOT use that rule to tell your kiltmaker your length... use their measuring instructions.

[ChattanCat]

It's really NOT that simple... the 1/3 thing is just a rough guide to make sure the person ordering the kilt is IN THE BALLPARK when it comes to their length. Again... do NOT use that rule to tell your kiltmaker your length... use their measuring instructions.

Aye Rocky, you are correct. It is a good reference check to the measurements given. I took my brothers measurements for a kilt. I guess I had a few because I mixed the hip dimension with the waist. I asked for a recheck and glad I did. Measure twice, cut once.

[Barb T]

And I've found pretty consistent differences in height/length proportions for men and women. Women tend to have longer waist/knee distances relative to their heights than men do. Some of the longest kilts I've made have been for women who aren't nearly as tall as the men for whom I've made long kilts. In fact, my daughter's kilt is longer than my husband's by an inch, and she's 5'5" and he's 5"10".

Barb

[ChattanCat]

And I've found pretty consistent differences in height/length proportions for men and women. Women tend to have longer waist/knee distances relative to their heights than men do. Some of the longest kilts I've made have been for women who aren't nearly as tall as the men for whom I've made long kilts. In fact, my daughter's kilt is longer than my husband's by an inch, and she's 5'5" and he's 5"10".

Barb

I concur, from my bicycle racing experience, women have longer legs and a shorter torso. It makes it hard to get road racing bikes to fit the women. Women usually need shorter top tubes. I suppose it is the longer legs that make the kilt longer.

Wallace

[cessna152towser]

I was asked my height when I ordered a 23" length kilt recently and was told 23" seemed unusually short for my height and they would make the kilt 23.5 inch length, as it could be altered if it was too long but nothing could be done if it was too short. My kilts range in length from 21" to 24".

[Nanook]

I concur, from my bicycle racing experience, women have longer legs and a shorter torso.

Among the general adult population, on average, they don't. If you now limit the comparison to elite and Cat-1 cyclists, men to women, you'll find that men have the significantly longer legs. Women are, however, shorter within the populace as in cycling. Femurs among men and women also tend to have slightly different shapes. If we limit our selection to adolescents we will see at various stages longer relative limbs for girls and boys tending to also have a higher prevalence of obesity. Its during the period of sexual maturation that the rate of growth for boys increases.

It makes it hard to get road racing bikes to fit the women. Women usually need shorter top tubes.

They need shorter top tubes since they tend, on the whole, to be shorter and, above all, tend to be less willing (or believe they are able) to ride in a forward inclined position due to concerns for "pelvic pressures". Many recreational women cyclists are petit and under the optimal threshold size defined by 700c/28" wheels. Its beyond the scope of this forum but much of the advice on women's bicycle fit is wrong.

I suppose it is the longer legs that make the kilt longer.

Leg length is not really the relevant bit for kilt length but femur length plus taste (or among Highland dancers, the ruling dominant conceptions).

[ChattanCat]

I was asked my height when I ordered a 23" length kilt recently and was told 23" seemed unusually short for my height and they would make the kilt 23.5 inch length, as it could be altered if it was too long but nothing could be done if it was too short. My kilts range in length from 21" to 24".

I guess it depends on your height. What is 1/3rd your height?

[cessna152towser]

What is 1/3rd your height?

Height 69"; therefore one third is 23".