Hemlines.....

[Barb T]

why is that? i ask out of total ignorance here. i've heard it said before on this form that if you have a jacket then lose the belt. but why?

The bottom edge of the jacket (except in the tail and in the points) rides right at the waist line (i.e., the center of the buckle). A kilt belt centers at the waist and extends above and below the waist line by an inch or more. That means that half the belt shows below the bottom of the jacket at the sides, which ruins the nice clean look of the kilt, the jacket tail, and the side of the jacket meeting the kilt. If the jacket hid the belt entirely except at the front where the buckle shows, it would look fine, but even a perfectly-fitting PC won't extend to the bottom of a properly worn belt.

Turpin - thanks for the vote on the avatar!

Cheers,

Barb

[furrycelt]

...That means that half the belt shows below the bottom of the jacket at the sides, which ruins the nice clean look of the kilt, the jacket tail, and the side of the jacket meeting the kilt. If the jacket hid the belt entirely except at the front where the buckle shows, it would look fine, ...

oh ok cool. thanks for that. that does make sense. i didn't notice before because my belt was black, the PC was black, and my kilt was Gunn Modern (a dark colored animal). but now i know what to look for so i will be more conscious of it.