My mother has a rather nice kilted skirt in the Stewart Hunting tartan. It's wool, though I don't know what weight, has good pleats, and my grandmother says she can hem it.

What I would like to know is: Can it be modified to a man's kilt? For example, reversing which apron folds on the bottom of the kilt, sewing in a lining, and adding straps? Or would that butcher the garment?