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11th February 14, 07:00 AM
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It's no different from pants. I like to wear belts most of the time with kilts, hardly ever with jeans, and all the time with dressier pants.
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11th February 14, 07:04 AM
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Great looking Jabot! Might I ask where you acquired it as well as the cuffs from? I am in need of a new one as mine is too full of my liking
LOCH SLOY!
Cheers, Wil
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16th February 14, 07:46 AM
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I have a number of kilts, ranging from the traditional high rise" heavy weight tarten to day wear MUGs from places like USAKilts and Freedom Kilts. I also have Utilikilts for work and things like paintball. It really depends on the kilt type and what I am doing as to whether I wear a belt or, at times, a sporran. My traditional kilts all fit properly without a belt, and, if I am formally dressed with jacket and waistcoat, I go without the belt (because it bulges under the waistcoat). If I am dressing more casually I wear a belt, in part because it provides a finished look that accents the waist, my wife likes the look of a big leather belt on me, and because it hides the telltale bulge of the tummy that old age seems to demand and the sporran accentuates. If I am out running in my sport kilt - no belt. If I am working in my utilikilt, I wear a belt to tuck tools into and forgo the sporran for safety reasons. So, horses for courses I guess.
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16th February 14, 07:51 AM
#24
Need a belt? Well no, but they can be handy on occasion.
" Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the adherence of idle minds and minor tyrants". Field Marshal Lord Slim.
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16th February 14, 08:39 AM
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 Originally Posted by Skipper1
I have a number of kilts, ranging from the traditional high rise" heavy weight tarten to day wear MUGs from places like USAKilts and Freedom Kilts. I also have Utilikilts for work and things like paintball. It really depends on the kilt type and what I am doing as to whether I wear a belt or, at times, a sporran. My traditional kilts all fit properly without a belt, and, if I am formally dressed with jacket and waistcoat, I go without the belt (because it bulges under the waistcoat). If I am dressing more casually I wear a belt, in part because it provides a finished look that accents the waist, my wife likes the look of a big leather belt on me, and because it hides the telltale bulge of the tummy that old age seems to demand and the sporran accentuates. If I am out running in my sport kilt - no belt. If I am working in my utilikilt, I wear a belt to tuck tools into and forgo the sporran for safety reasons. So, horses for courses I guess.
Excellent guidance, Skip, your approach is exactly the same as mine. I wear all of the same types of kilts in the same various ways as you do, and I am increasingly beginning to fully appreciate the unrestricted range of movement and serious comfort of wearing kilts as activewear, especially (and appropriately enough) for playing golf--without a belt of course.
The question of whether to wear a belt or not echoes that of whether or when/when not to wear a sporran, which is currently being addressed in another thread with the same practical, common-sense inputs.
Best Regards,
DyerStraits
"I Wish Not To Intimidate, And Know Not How To Fear"
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16th February 14, 07:28 PM
#26
Personally I like to wear a belt just to break up the line between kilt and t-shirt (usually) I have gone without a belt before and I'm not against it, I just seem to pick up my belt when I'm getting dressed. I would also like to add that a great big waist plate is not needed for daily wear, my belt has a U shaped buckle I don't know the proper name but heres a picture. I'm on the left.

I don't think I've ever worn one with a waistcoat either and I don't intend on starting.
Just my tuppence.
The hielan' man he wears the kilt, even when it's snowin';
He kens na where the wind comes frae,
But he kens fine where its goin'.
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16th February 14, 07:47 PM
#27
I think the common name for your buckle Jordon is a D buckle, and BTW, that "Bloke" next to you looks pretty mean.
Shoot straight you bastards. Don't make a mess of it. Harry (Breaker) Harbord Morant - Bushveldt Carbineers
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16th February 14, 07:48 PM
#28
I concur with everyone else. The kilt should wear just fine without a belt. Unless you are wearing a dirk, the belt is purely decorative.
Allen Sinclair, FSAScot
Eastern Region Vice President
North Carolina Commissioner
Clan Sinclair Association (USA)
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16th February 14, 08:27 PM
#29
 Originally Posted by Jordan
Personally I like to wear a belt just to break up the line between kilt and t-shirt (usually) I have gone without a belt before and I'm not against it, I just seem to pick up my belt when I'm getting dressed. I would also like to add that a great big waist plate is not needed for daily wear, my belt has a U shaped buckle I don't know the proper name but heres a picture. I'm on the left.
I don't think I've ever worn one with a waistcoat either and I don't intend on starting.
Just my tuppence.
Excellent points, Jordan. I also often wear a "jean belt"--with a 2.5 inch belt and buckle rather than the 3.0 inch belt and buckle that is standard for kilts--with both my solid colour canvas or twill utility kilts AND my traditional woolen tartan kilts. Some of my jean belts have a flatter, thinner buckle, which is good to wear under a sweater/jumper or vest/waistcoat, which prevents a bulge or "lumpy" look (but again, you really don't need a belt if your kilt has a proper snug fit), and jean belts also tend to be made of thinner leather, which is also good for the same reasons. Personally--and to your point--I also always wear a belt when wearing a tucked-in shirt with a kilt (and without a vest/waistcoat). I also think it makes for a smart, "finished" look.
Best Regards,
DyerStraits
"I Wish Not To Intimidate, And Know Not How To Fear"
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16th February 14, 10:25 PM
#30
 Originally Posted by Downunder Kilt
I think the common name for your buckle Jordon is a D buckle, and BTW, that "Bloke" next to you looks pretty mean. 
That sounds about right, cheers.
He might look mean but he's a good "bloke" really 
 Originally Posted by DyerStraits
Excellent points, Jordan. I also often wear a "jean belt"--with a 2.5 inch belt and buckle rather than the 3.0 inch belt and buckle that is standard for kilts--with both my solid colour canvas or twill utility kilts AND my traditional woolen tartan kilts. Some of my jean belts have a flatter, thinner buckle, which is good to wear under a sweater/jumper or vest/waistcoat, which prevents a bulge or "lumpy" look (but again, you really don't need a belt if your kilt has a proper snug fit), and jean belts also tend to be made of thinner leather, which is also good for the same reasons. Personally--and to your point--I also always wear a belt when wearing a tucked-in shirt with a kilt (and without a vest/waistcoat). I also think it makes for a smart, "finished" look.
I just wanted to add that my belt is a kilt specific belt, it's wider than my standard belts for trousers.
The hielan' man he wears the kilt, even when it's snowin';
He kens na where the wind comes frae,
But he kens fine where its goin'.
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