Contemporary kilt length, a minority report

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If I'm wearing a modern kilt, the hem tends to hang below the knee. For me this is tied to a couple aesthetic factors. First I think there is an alternative, casual feel about a utility kilt that is reminiscent of baggy cargo shorts. This means the hem of the kilt can fall lower, which looks a bit more relaxed. Second, and for similar reasons, I tend not to wear hose pulled up my Utilikilt. The lower hem then helps to balance the amount of leg showing against scrunched hose and boots.

I quoted Colin here, because this is pretty much exactly how I was going to answer. On those occations when I wear a contemporary kilt with my hose pulled up and cuffed, then even a canvas kilt would be pulled up and most of my knee exposed, to balance the amount of leg showing.