Originally Posted by
Jimmy Carbomb
Originally Posted by
Hamish
I must to say that I have yet to see a kilt where this is not done.
:o
Ham... it's pretty common on casuals in the States. I'm guessing that the makers find it more "flexible" in the hang, if there's nothing to bind-up in the hips. Simply taper at the waistband, then let the pleats "do their thing".
Well, that IS news to me Jimmy. On the other hand, I have no experience of Tartan casuals from the USA. My thoughts were taken with the North American casuals that I have in my wardrobe: Utilikilts, Amerikilts and a Savannah Kilt - all of which are stitched down to the hipline (the first two, of course, also have stitching all the way down, to hold the pleats in place).
My British-made Tartan casuals are, indeed, stitched to the hipline - all of them.
Thank you for enlightening me, Jimmy.
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