Quote Originally Posted by Casey
This is the measurement method that Burnett's & Struth uses. They then add a rise of 1.5" to 3 ".

This is a more complex measurement and is very difficult to do yourself.

Casey
So it is somewhat universal?

How can they predict how much rise? Seems to me, there could be an awful lot of space between the hip and the navel on some men. It's more than hight based. Is there some super secret science I am not aware of?

I personally don't know. But it's interesting.

I think I sort of understand why it's important to know the drop and the rise. Using the hip as an anchor point, you could most likely taper better, sew down the hips in all the right places, etc. Does it give you a better idea of where to start on all these things? I mean, if you just started at the waistband and worked your way down according to some formula, like in a kilt that's x inches long you would sew down y inches from the waistband, I could see where that would cause problems. Not every man would follow that formula, if this is the case.