How to Take Measurements From an Existing Kilt

[Barb T]

Steve's post is great. And, if you do all the measurements he suggests and include a sketch with all the locations of the measurements, it's definitely possible to get a kilt that fits.

But realize that different kiltmakers take and use measurements differently, and, unless you are working directly with a kiltmaker (e.g., directly with Steve or directly with me), you can't be sure what will happen with the measurements that you send. If you are ordering from a place that jobs out kilts, there's a middle step of the sales person who takes the order interpreting the measurements and sending them to the kiltmaker. That's an iffy part of the process that can go inches wrong.

When people ask me about surprising someone with a custom-made kilt, I explain all this and suggest that a swell gift certificate is an alternative that would let the kiltmaker get the absolutely right measurements that he/she needs for a kilt that fits perfectly.