Originally Posted by
Llama
A lot of the "rules" don't work for many people because people are shaped different ways. If you have longer legs and a shorter torso, a high kilt will look ridiculous on you. Same for the reverse. It's all about proportions and figuring out what works best for you.
And this is why it's best to get something made for YOU by a good kiltmaker, not something off-the-rack.
I can do off the rack; but that's because when clothing designers came up with the the concept of a generic "size Medium" for off the rack garments, I'm the guy they were thinking of.
"Overall" proportions need to be considered. My own true waist is about an inch above my navel, and my kilts have a fairly low rise. coming up about an inch above that. I think that proportionally, for ME, it looks good:
I find that this is also high enough -- for me -- not to leave any shirt showing when I wear a waistcoat:
"It's all the same to me, war or peace,
I'm killed in the war or hung during peace."
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