How long should your tie be worn with a kilt?

[Arlen]

I was always taught that it should be, on trousers or a Kilt, two fingers above the top of the lower body garment so I stick with that.

[walkerk]

Inside the waistcoat, what's the difference?

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Inside the waistcoat, what's the difference?

I'm with you on this.

[McMurdo]

Even this would be too long for me. I don't like it when ties look too long. You see it all the time when guy wear pants hanging off the hips, and it looks sloppy. The kilt is worn higher, so it makes me want to wear ties shorter. The problem is my new university tie is really long. I guess for the change in the fashion of pants.

I find that on a daily basis the tie ends up in a different position it is simply a function of tying a tie, this would then denote some leeway in the length of said tie, longer than in my photo would I think look sloppy, however I do not think that the length achieved is sloppy at all. To my eye it looks far better than a tie that is entirely too short.

[ForresterModern]

Being a tall guy with a long torso, the middle of which happens to bulge out a bit more than the rest (picture a bowling pin), I have always had to wear XL ties with dress shirts and sportcoats/suits, in order for the end of the tie to just cover my belt buckle.

When kilted and wearing a tie, I am usually also wearing a jacket and waistcoat. So as long as the tie does not stick out from below my waist coat (or jacket if not wearing a waistcoat) I am probably good. If wearing a tie without either a jacket or waistcoat (which I can only imagine happening if I happen to take them both off at an event to dance) I would hope my tie at least touches if not mostly covers my belt buckle.

On me, if my tie is too short it is truly a "Laurel and Hardy" appearence, not one I prefer to see or have captured on camera.

[Urchurdan]

"How long should your tie be worn with a kilt?"

Hmmm, about even with the points of the collar? I habitually wear a bow tie, which effectively keeps it out of my soup.

I thought like me, your whiskers would take care of the soup problem? I know it does with me, they catch the soup long before it reaches the tie...LoL...

[Paul]

Even this would be too long for me. I don't like it when ties look too long. You see it all the time when guy wear pants hanging off the hips, and it looks sloppy. The kilt is worn higher, so it makes me want to wear ties shorter. The problem is my new university tie is really long. I guess for the change in the fashion of pants.

If my tie is too long I windsor knot it... if it's still too long I double windsor knot it!

[McMurdo]

If my tie is too long I windsor knot it... if it's still too long I double windsor knot it!

I always tend to use a Full Windsor knot on my ties. When I wore suits to work the fashion of the day was for a Half Windsor, I do however prefer the Full Windsor especially kilted.

[Jack Daw]

I was taught that a properly worn neck tie should just touch the top of a man’s p@nts, covering the top p@nts buttons at the longest. I carry this etiquette over to kilt wearing as well, with the tie just grazing the top of the kilt or buckle. Because on average kilts are worn higher than pants, this scheme can be a little hard sometimes with standard neckties, they can be way too long sometimes and I'll end up tucking a bit of the narrow end into my shirt. I've aquired a few of the shorter wool ties sold through various kilt vendors, and these are better for me.

This having been said, I find I rarely wear a tie without a waistcoat, so that covers any miscalculations in length I may commit.

For trousers, the tie should cover the belt buckle.

[Jack Daw]

Top of the belt (not over it) for the kilt is what I do. I usually have to tuck the tail end inside my shirt. And, when I pipe, but don't wear a waistcoat or jacket, I tuck both ends inside my shirt opening between 2 buttons.