Quote Originally Posted by Barb T. View Post
Darts are fine if a kilt has no rise. But if a kilt has a rise, you can't put darts in the apron. No matter what your body shape, your kilt should have the smallest circumference at your wasit. If you put darts in the apron of a kilt, the top of the kilt will have the smallest circumference of any part of the kilt. That means that the top of the kilt will sag to your waist. In order for a kilt to buckle tightly and comfortably at the waist and have a rise, the kilt has to _flare_ above the waist, with a circumference at the top of kilt being _more_ than at the waist. That way, the kilt will fit well and stay put with the buckle line at the waist and the top edge comfortably above it, without digging into the rib cage. With darts in the apron, that's impossible.
Actually you can stil put darts in a kilt with a rise. The angle of the dart must end at the waistline and then be a constant width perpindicular to the waistline