I hope you'll put up with my questions. I just got my kilt yesterday, and have an appointment at a pub come Wednesday, so I'd like to test it out before going back to university in September. Some are rather silly, I know, and I'm not very good at describing some of my questions since I don't know much terminology when it comes to fabric and clothes in general, and less so with kilts. Nonetheless, any help would be greatly appreciated!

For reference, my kilt is a large sportkilt, with none of the additional options. Without further ado:

#1: Sitting - just... how? I tried, in front of my desk. I don't know what the pleats at the back are doing, and on my sides, as I sit, they seem to billow out in all sorts of directions, 'depleating', if you will. Also, how do you get on a seat without making it look absolutely obvious you're not trying to hold your kilt so you don't sit on the bottom edge of the rear? Only thing I've managed so far is to slide onto my seat, but then the pleats go crazy again.

#2: Urinals. :rolleyes: Or is this one of those things I shouldn't ask about?

#3: Tshirts and kilts. Most of my day is spent in a tshirt and sneakers. Looking at myself in the front of a mirror, I really don't see too much of a problem that can't be solved by a wide belt. Also, the back of my shirt is rather scrunched up where it's tucked in. Do I just need practice in wearing shirts tucked in, or is there some secret Scottish-Casual-Ninja technique? I'm also wondering about colour theory. The kilt is olive. Most drab coloured shirts would seem to go with that, and drab is a great way to describe my wardrobe. My usual class/pub/club/games shoes are black. The real question is, what colour socks should I wear? It's a little thing, I know, but it's bugging me.

#4: General maintenance. I'm paranoid about depleation, so to speak. For anyone with a sportkilt, am I overly so, or does it take some noteable work to keep the pleats in good condition? It also seems one machine wash is all it would take to lose them as well. Should I get a friend of mine to show me some sewing techniques with hidden threads or something? Also, how does one pack a kilt into a suitcase without folding it in all sorts of places?

#5: Is it really that bad to wear a kilt to the bottom of my knees? Also, I hear a sportkilt has a narrower apron than most - regardless, the pleats go a fair distance around my sides before it gets to the apron, so when I close the velcro band, it seems to almost cover the upper part of the first pleat on my right, but the lower part of course spreads out and isn't covered by the apron. This seems like it could cause some problems, so should I wear it so that the top part isn't covered at all by the apron?