How high is too high?

[Colin]

Rex that kilt looks just fine to me. The lengh seems just like how I like it myself too. Congrat's

Ps I'm with P1M why bother hemming

That makes 3 of us. I think it looks great Rex. The kilt being worn higher is something I am still getting used to myself.

[Southern Breeze]

Now that I've seen the pic, I agree that wearing it a bit higher will do.

[Cawdorian]

Rex, I think the kilt looks great on you, try wearing it a few times and working with the waist and belt level, you can wear the belt at the proper waist level and pull some of the kilt up above the belt. The belt doesn't have to go through the belt loops. In fact most recommend wearing the belt outside of the loops.

[Tartan Hiker]

Gee, Cawdorian beat me to it...I was going to suggest the same thing (forget the belt loops and pull the kilt up a wee bit.) A wider kilt belt will keep things in place better and improve the overall look.

[timber]

Rex, your kilt looks great as it is. I like the way the yellow shirt brings out the yellow stripes. Wearing it a little higher would be fine, just the way it is looks good too.

[Wompet]

I think it looks good at that length, but I'm slightly biased.
(And in an effort to avoid future hijacking, YES I know the homemade sporran doesn't match the shoes, but at least the hose match the shirt and the pullover.)

[Robin]

I'm a member of the "must see knee tribe" :rolleyes:

Nothing wrong with kilts "touching ribcage", so pulling it up like others said already might be the solution.

[Blu (Ontario)]

Well, I had to throw some (more) clothes on to return some DVDs to the rental store, so I decided to snap a pic anyway before heading to bed. The black Stewart has this yellow running through it; I thought it went OK with the tartan. Yeah, I see some adjustments are going to have to be made (and not just with the kilt!)... etc.

I quite agree with others that this kilt could be worn higher and look good.

Second, I'd like to suggest that a more subdued shirt might be in order. to my eye, it quite overpowers the kilt. A black shirt would definitely work. I also find that black is a "slimming" color. A dark green shirt could also work.

Third, from your description of the "bulk" at the back of the kilt, it sounds as though the pleating under the canvas was not cut away. The solid black I bought a while back is like that... I find it uncomfortable so I'm going to attempt to fix it myself. Barb T's book is a goldmine of information on this stuff.


blu

[Rex_Tremende]

The new kilt and I went to dinner tonight with friends - more on that in a sec - and also to catch an hour or so of C/W dancing. This time I wore a solid red button-down shirt, which worked well with the predominant red in the tartan. I also hiked it up as far as feasibly and esthetically possible, and I felt that the length was just about right.

So, no hemming required.

Which is a good thing, because I'm the sort of lazy-butt who asks the dry-cleaners to sew buttons on for me.

¶ A friend called this week to meet me for dinner. What was I hankerin' for, he asked. I suggested either Nicholson's - the place where it is alleged you can get your first ale free if you arrive kilted - or Andy's Mediterranean Grille, a favorite neighborhood Lebanese restaurant. Well, the girls behind the bar loved the kilt and set up a hookah for me, on the house, as my reward. It turns out that some guy from Scotland comes periodically to promote his Scotch (in addition to local wildman Jeff Topping) wearing a kilt, and that the normally befezzed, Lebanese owner, Andy himself, dons his own for the occasions. Before we sat down to eat, Andy stopped by to say how much he liked the kilt. (Note to self: kilt night in Cincinnati might include a stop here.)

Thanks, everyone, for your input.
Rex in Cincinnati

[arrogcow]

I love eating in Andy's. Never had my kilt commented on though (though I think I've only been there in a UK, and now that I think about it, it has probably been well over a year since I've been there - wow that's sad where does the time go).

Adam