Yes... Magnus was the other customer.
NO... I did not mean to call you the Michilin Man (I gave Magnus the same analogy). hahaha

The reson many men of "size" wear the Philabeg (or any OTHER casual kilt maker's kilt) under their gut is for that exact reason. It WON'T rise b/c the gut stops it. It's just one of those things that's tough to control. That's why the measureing instructions say to measure at the top of your jeans. It's a problem I'm fixing (with the fix I made on Magnus's kilt in tapering a few more pleats). That should help the problem a good deal. It gives more of an area to "expand" when you sit.