Measuring a youngin... room to grow?

[Barb T]

So, I'm going to offer a different view. Why not have a kilt made that fits well and looks good on him at the moment? If you were to have a kilt made with a significant hem, his kilt is either going to look like it's stitched down too far now or stitched down not far enough once you let the hem down. You don't want him to have a "flippy" kilt when he gets taller, but you also don't want him to have a kilt where the fell is stitched way down below his butt for the wedding. So, why not have a kilt made to fit him now sell it when he outgrows it, and get him a new one when he's bigger??

If it were me, I would make the kilt a few inches bigger at the waist and hips than his current measurements, but make the length close to right. If he gets bigger around, move the buckles and straps. As he gets a little taller, he can wear the kilt a little lower, and no one will notice. And remember, if someone grows 8" in height, the KILT LENGTH doesn't increase by that much. And truly, boys get a LOT of leggy length early and more torso length later. So, he could go for a couple years (maybe more than that) before really needing a longer kilt.

At that point, you could sell the kilt (a kilt that has not been altered has more value than one that has), and have a new one made. That's my advice. If you want him to wear the kilt when he's 20, 30, or 40, you don't want one that fit him when he was 12 and has been cobbled to fit him as an adult.

But, that's just my take.