Now that I have one, some advice...

[andyfg]

BTW, what do you guys call what we call suspenders?

Slainte, just curious...

Bruce

Braces! I can't imagine what you were thinking Ziggy would look like in British English suspenders!

[am1745]

I like Cas's idea---may have to try that myself.

I use suspenders (or braces as they are called in the home country), and yes buttons work better than clips but the clips also work too. One thing some folks have suggested is getting some of that no-slip waffle like material used to line cupboards and shelves and making a belt of the material to wear under the waist and body of your kilt but outside your shirt. It adds friction helping with the lippage problem. I ahve even considered tack-sewing it to the inside of the kilt lining to see if I could make a permanent solution (I have some pants which have a thin rubberized strip of material at the beltline that work along these lines). Unfortulately sporran hangers may actually make the situation worse, depending on your shape of your hips/gut, as they tend to pull down on the front of your belt limiting how useful it is in keeping up you kilt.

Most kilts should stay up on their own with the proper fitting of the waist and fell, but certain body shapes may make that untenable, and yours may be one of those. Try the above and see how they work.

And congrats on the new kilts. Still waiting on pictures. But patiently.

I use sporran hangers sir, i just tighten my kilt belt a bit tighter so it doesnt pull the belt and kilt down, i found sporran chains dug into me!

[ccga3359]

I find that if my sporran is slipping down I just slip the strap (no chain sporran strap} over my kilt buckles and then my kilt belt over that. Generally I found that my sporran strap was too long. Also the belt loops on the back (if you have them) are for the sporran strap and not your kilt belt. The belt is worn over these loops and not through which causes the kilt to stretch at those points. There is a member (Cavscout) here that makes sporran straps and other leather goods at http://oconeeleatherworks.com/.