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30th July 13, 01:26 PM
#1
I like mine mid knee or slightly lower. Below the knee and I feel like I'm wearing a dress. Above and I feel like I'm wearing a girl's skirt.
I think most people on here are top of the knee type of folks. I have never been able to get used to the top of the knee. When I sit down the kilt rides up a few more inches, this exposure makes me feel uncomfortable.
That being said, I once had a discussion with a drunken piper at the Dominion Tavern in Ottawa who claimed that the kilt should be 4 finger widths from the TOP of the knee cap.... ...and I've also seen guys wearing them down to mid calf. I think they were new to kilt wearing and didnt know any better...
I would say, and maybe others can yay or nay me on this, but if you're roughly 3 finger widths from the middle of the knee cap, above or below, you're in the safe zone.
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1st August 13, 06:32 AM
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I'm a mid to bottom of the knee guy too. I've taken my "cue" from the photos that I've seen from kilt makers. MacGregor and McDuff, Scotweb, and such. For me, the attached photos says it all.........
sean_connery in a kilt.jpg BaronMcConnellConnery_06_1.jpg
Last edited by Stan; 1st August 13 at 06:53 AM.
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1st August 13, 07:00 AM
#3
 Originally Posted by Stan
I'm a mid to bottom of the knee guy too. I've taken my "cue" from the photos that I've seen from kilt makers. MacGregor and McDuff, Scotweb, and such. For me, the attached photo says it all.........
sean_connery in a kilt.jpg
Your choices are yours to make of that there is no arguement, but just so you know, the gentleman that you have chosen as an example is exactly the chap that you should be careful with when following his kilt attire choices. I am not saying that you should not, I would not presume to, but I am saying that well known film stars, even Scottish ones, do not necessarily make the right choices.
As an example would you wear a drop down tie with a tuxedo? No? Well the gentleman in your picture is! Well OK a Prince Charlie, which is a tuxedo equivelant. So now would you follow his example with kilt height? You would? OK its your choice.
Last edited by Jock Scot; 1st August 13 at 07:02 AM.
" Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the adherence of idle minds and minor tyrants". Field Marshal Lord Slim.
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1st August 13, 08:10 AM
#4
LOL...LOL... point taken. Thank you..
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1st August 13, 08:37 AM
#5
Saw this posted on Facebook (if it's on there then it's got to be... well, I don't know... anyway!)
A Guide To Proper Kilt Length
If your kilt is above the knee...
...You are a boy.
If your kilt is at the knee...
...You are a man.
If your kilt is below the knee...
...You are a liar!
The truth is, I like my kilts to fall right to the top of the knee cap.
Nile
Simon Fraser fought as MacShimidh, a Highland chief… wrapped and belted in a plaid over the top of his linen shirt, like his ordinary kinsmen. He put a bonnet on his head, and stuck the Fraser emblem, a sprig of yew, in it. With the battle cry, A'Chaisteal Dhunaidh and the scream of the pipes, they charged to battle. "The Last Highlander" Sara Fraser
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