And no, not talking about where it hangs.

I have had my kilt for a couple of weeks. And I have noticed a few small problems. It's not long enough. Nice old lady where I live said it doesn't have enough give to it. She used to be a seamstress a long long long time ago.

See, I measured from point A to point B, like it said to do on Rocky's site. Came up to 21 inches in the Hail Mary Method. And I thought all was good.

But when I sit down, bend over, or otherwise flex my middle, my kilt hikes up all the way to my pelvis. I can easily be exposed. And sitting down means my regimental undercarriage lands on the seat with no pleats.

But being a full sized fellow... Not fat... But big boned, full sized fellow, I don't have enough spread. I was told for one, I need more rise, to stablize my kilt's center. What ever that means. Nice lady told me that I should have a military rise in my kilt, up to my ribs, that it would help. And more flare. More room for shifting body parts that scrunch and take on new shapes when I bend over.

How does one measure for this when ordering a made to fit kilt from one of our many fine kilt makers? I have the terms, from what she told me, but, are they universal? I asked her, she didn't know. I have a 5 inch rise up from my hip bone, and a 19 inch length downward. I have a 48 inch waist, and 48 inch hips, but I need a 2 to 4 inch spread allowance. She said this can be done with clever pleating, which I totally don't understand. And she can't seem to explain it in a way my thick head will understand. All I do understand is, when I bend or flex, my waist size expands a good bit. And to compensate, my kilt is bunching and lifting, exposing my backside to the world. When bending over to clean up doggy doo, I accidently mooned a park full of lookers. Lots of gasping and angry hisses.

Any kilt makers want to take a stab at trying to understand my incomprehensable babbling and offer a solution to my problem?