Colours combining with Black Watch kilt?

**English Bloke** · 23rd July 12, 04:23 AM

I have it in my mind's eye that any of the jackets you've described would work well with a Black Watch Kilt. Following the good advice I've received here (cheers Jock) I long since stopped trying to co-ordinate my wardrobe. There are aspects of the way I turn myself out where I just can't help myself but generally, I've long since stopped wrinkling my brow about such things.

**sadkingbilly** · 23rd July 12, 11:44 AM

Thanks guys for your advice and look on things. I was - indeed - wondering if I needed to get half again my wardrobe worth of clothes to fit my kilt. After reading all the above and seeing this thread http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...-attire-46888/ I feel a lot better. I might order some hose and perhaps a brown sporran for day wear (but I kinda dislike brown leathers). Since I can handle needle and thread (and I own a sewing machine myself, I've been building stunt kites for 20+ years) I might try finding a nice waistcoat and jacket and adapt them for kilt wear myself.

Another question I found myself having after looking at a lot of pictures here:
"Official wear" length for the kilt is mid knee. BUT, I've seen a lot of gentlemen wear theirs just a tad longer or shorter. Also, some wear the kilt almost at midriff height, others more like casual jeans, just above the hip. Is there a standard for this or is it just "what feels good"? For now I lean toward "low" because it feels more natural for me and I like the look of my kilt to just the bottom of my kneecaps. Anyone?

**English Bloke** · 23rd July 12, 12:10 PM

There's a most informative thread (with some lively opinion too) which was posted last year and discusses "correct" Kilt length in detail. click on this link.

**sadkingbilly** · 23rd July 12, 01:19 PM

Thanks for the link, quite entertaining read in itself. After rethinking how my kilt fit I think it's more a question of not wanting to hike it up above navel than wanting to wear it low on the knee. I guess when my new (smaller) kilt arrives I'll have to hem it until it fits the way I want to (just below the navel) and see if I can get it right. I've never tried to resize anything as complicated as a kilt (mostly hemming jeans or shirt cuffs) so I'm not confident I'll get it right. Will search for tutorials here or buy a decent kilt making book.

Now on a mission to find a replacement for the horrible sporran chain that came with it. Looks too much like "bling bling" for me.