Hose Height / How much knee?

[Nathan]

Finally, I think the "kilt should just brush the floor when kneeling" thing is still present, and in fact was trotted out by the woman in the BBC radio 3 clip that was posted on these forums a few days ago. I don't know where it comes from, but I hear it over and over again. I believe one method of measuring for a kilt involves measuring from floor to navel when kneeling so maybe that's where it comes from, but as a rule for wearing a kilt it leaves something to be desired.

I have this standard in a guide to kilt wearing that was written in Scotland pre WWI and it was the standard of my Highland Regiment. Thompson calls this look "old fashioned" in "So You're Going to Wear the Kilt". The mid knee and top of knee debate has raged for a long time and I can post some sources when I get time to show that it's nothing new.