front apron attachment to the fell

[Pleater]

possibly for ease of movement, allowing the fabric in the large pleat to open out and the apron to stay over the under apron rather than being dragged sideways when you sit - or vault gates or step over a railing or low wall

I wear a kilt as part of my Morris kit and they get some wear, so the last one has no sewing in the fell at all, it all just hangs from the waistband - yes it flies, but I also wear black leggings so not a problem. When I sit down with the band the aprons fall straight down and don't get into fights with the bellows of the melodeon, which can cause havoc with the timing.

The reverse Kingussie style helps to keep it in some sort of order when I stand up again.

[Steve Ashton]

As I tried to explain to you over on the facebook page -

The secret to how a kilt hangs and swishes is due to how it is constructed. The way that a kilt is constructed is different from the way the X Kilt and blue jeans are constructed.

In a kilt the outer apron is not just a flap hanging down in the front. In a kilt, the fabric is not hung from the waistband.

But if you wish to sew a garment built with the methods of construction of blue jeans, or the X Kilts then there is nothing stopping you from doing so. There is no rule that says you can't.

You will not have the internal strength across the front apron that a kilt has. The front apron will probably gape open, away from the Fell, and you will more than likely have puckers and distortion of the apron fabric, but for some that is not an issue.

You just change the construction and create a waistband like is used in trousers Hanging the pleats from this waistband would allow a garment to be constructed, as described without sewing the apron to the Fell.