Measuring for my next kilt

**Jordan** · 22nd February 10, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by Chas

Could you, on just this one occasion, not go regimental?

Regards

Chas

I think thats what im going to do

Originally Posted by auld argonian

Do I not remember a scene in "Are You Being Served" where a Scotsman in a kilt (played by Gordon Kaye, if I have it right) show up and Mr. Humphries has to figure out a discrete way to measure his "inside leg"?

Best

AA

sounds like the start of a joke. "How do you measure a Scotsmans inside leg?"

"Carefully!"

**Chas** · 22nd February 10, 01:27 PM

I thought he was an Arabian prince and it was done with a balloon.

Regards

Chas

**Jock Scot** · 22nd February 10, 01:33 PM

Why should anyone need to measure your inside leg? You are being measured for a kilt, for goodness sake.

**Jordan** · 22nd February 10, 01:38 PM

Jock, Auld Argonian mentioned a scene from Are you being served, not measuring for a kilt.

**Jock Scot** · 22nd February 10, 01:46 PM

Originally Posted by Jordan

Jock, Auld Argonian mentioned a scene from Are you being served, not measuring for a kilt.

Ok, point taken!

On a serious note, wear whatever you are going to wear as tailors are adept in making allowances for the odd layer of clothing and only when you go for a fitting will the final fine adjustments be made. Your modesty will be preserved at all times, I assure you.

**Phil** · 23rd February 10, 10:38 AM

If you are wearing p@@nts the kilt waist will be higher so there will be no probs with measurement. Easiest way is to measure your existing kilt (provided it fits) which means taking it off. Who knows? You might find a new friend after getting measured. Mind you there was a woman working in the shop when I was in there. Maybe she does the measuring?

**Jordan** · 23rd February 10, 12:20 PM

No worries I just had a pair of boxers on underneath so I took my kilt off got measured then put it back on after no problems

**Galician** · 24th February 10, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by auld argonian

Do I not remember a scene in "Are You Being Served" where a Scotsman in a kilt (played by Gordon Kaye, if I have it right) show up and Mr. Humphries has to figure out a discrete way to measure his "inside leg"?

Best

AA

Yes, and his response to Mr. Humphries' fumbling efforts was, "Are ye daft?"

**Jack Daw** · 26th February 10, 09:17 AM

Yes, I did, and it worked out well. A few years ago, I was kilted at the Long's Peak Highland Games in Estes Park, CO, and got measured wearing my kilt by Geoffrey Tailor Kiltmakers for my Cameron of Erracht kilt. It fits very well.