Another twist on sitting down advice

[nab2488]

I have been wearing kilts for a while and I have figured out how to sit down and keep my dignity in normal chairs. However, If I am at a restaurant and we end up sitting in a booth I am having some difficulty. Same problem when I am getting into the car. True, the chances of flashing in a booth is slim and it a car it is impossible. But another reason for the sweep is to keep the pleats from wrinkling to much and when ever I am in this situation my kilt ends up bunched under my legs. So is there a technique to sitting down in some thing sideways?

[Howard Clark]

Restaurant booths are a problem for me as well. I would be interested in others' comments on this one.

[Kilted Rogue]

You could always sit on the outside. ( have whom ever is sitting beside you get in first, and then you sit) that way you can clear the pleats and sit comfy

[Adam Pound]

I usually use a 2 handed sweep and kind of FLUMP down onto the bench seat. Then I jsut sliiiide out nice and slow.

[sathor]

its a hard thing to do for me still. some times its worse than others though.

[davedove]

It was recommended here some time ago, and I have used the method myself, for cars you can wrap a towel around yourself to hold the pleats in place while sitting down in the car. Once seated, you can pull out the towel if you wish, as long as you pull it in the direction of the pleats.

[george7]

Practice

[meinfs]

I hear you. Last weekend at the Kilt + Burns Night at the local scottish pub here, I've had to hold my box-pleats down with two hands as I slid into the middle of a long table whose clearance from the seat (booth-like) was pretty low to begin with. I then tried to sweep it down as I tried to lift my behind up. It's work. Ugh. Needless to say I stayed put the whole time except for a visit to the boys' room. Oh, also when they asked the gents to stand up to toast the lasses. Alas, the pleats will still need some pressing.

[Bugbear]

I hear you. Last weekend at the Kilt + Burns Night at the local scottish pub here, I've had to hold my box-pleats down with two hands as I slid into the middle of a long table whose clearance from the seat (booth-like) was pretty low to begin with. I then tried to sweep it down as I tried to lift my behind up. It's work. Ugh. Needless to say I stayed put the whole time except for a visit to the boys' room. Oh, also when they asked the gents to stand up to toast the lasses. Alas, the pleats will still need some pressing.

Mein, I always carry a satin cloth, kind of like a handkerchief, in my sporran just for that situation. I guess it would be a bigger issue with box pleats.

Anyway, the satin slides real well and if you use the "sit sideways and turn" approach it works most times.

[pdcorlis]

Try doing a search - Hamish covered this in a thread several years ago. I'd do it for you but I'm off to work now.