Wearing Irish Sweaters wtih Kilts, Belt or no belt?

[Tobus]

The only time that I can imagine tucking in a sweater would be if the sweater was very trim and tight (or long), and would thus look odd with the kilt straps and buckles poking from inside. In which case I would probably just choose a different sweater.

I have a couple of "wooly pully" style military sweaters and one thicker Aran sweater, and this issue is usually why I end up not wearing them. For starters, sweaters are typically very long on me. They would go down below my buttocks if pulled straight down, which of course would be silly with a kilt. So the only options are to tuck them in or roll them over, neither of which appeal very much to me. Tucking in, of course, doesn't seem to be done. And rolling over just doesn't make me happy with the final aesthetic proportions, and makes me look flabbier than I already am. Perhaps it's my vanity coming out, but I do everything I can to avoid the dreaded "muffin top", and sweaters always seem to work against me there!

Here's a past thread with some good examples of sweaters being worn by members here, both the thicker knit sweaters and thinner military-types. It does seem to be a common approach to pull the bottom of the sweater up and roll the sides over it. This makes the length work as well as perhaps hiding any kilt straps/buckles from printing through. Maybe I should reevaluate my wearing of sweaters with the kilt and try it again. This does seem to be the season for digging out my sweaters from the cedar chest...