Having voted that the kilts fit perfectly, I must confess that I only have one Its my first one arrived just a few days ago, I haven't made a big announcement because I'm have not got any photos yet.
All three of my kilts are off the peg "casual" kilts. Apparently I'm about a 31... One of them is a 30, and is quite snug. another is a 32 and is always sliding down. The third is a 32 and fits great... Just goes to show, different makers have different sizes.
Even though I gave the same measurements (waist and seat) for all the kilts I ordered...none is exactly the same, but all fit very nice and some fit like "WOW!"
The BarbT build Xmarks kilt is by far the best made kilt I own....superb craftwomanship. I received countless compliments about how it's made and how it looks....a perfect fit.
Good communication with the kiltmaker pays off...and of course the skills of the kiltmaker.
For my first "real" wool kilt I went to the local Scottish shop to get fitted. I wanted to make sure it would fit correctly. They must have expected me to gain a lot of weight. The kilt that I got ten weeks later could slide right off over my hips. (at least that was easier to fix than the other guy who picked up his kilt the same day. Some one apparently expected him to grow five inches in height!) Not only did the kilt not fit but they clerk just shrugged and said I must have lost weight, it wasn't their responsibility. The silver linning though is the fact that they sent me to a local gal who refitted the kilt to me and did such a good job that she has made two more excellent kilts for me.
My first kilts from a new kiltmaker have sometimes been off in waist or length. Once I have the first kilt then its easy to adjust from there....that's ordering on line of course, not being measured by the kiltmaker.
Ron
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month. "I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
I haven't had any problems. When ordering online for casual kilts I've meticulously followed the website's measuring instructions & generally they recommend having someone else do the measuring rather than yourself. It's worked for me.
For my first "real" kilt, I went to our local kilt emporium (Arizona Kilts) & got fitted by someone knowledge about such stuff. Once I got dependable & accurate measurements for my first kilt, it's made it real easy to order others.
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Happiness? I'd settle for being less annoyed!!!
"I used to be disgusted; now I try to be amused." - Declan MacManus
Member of the Clan Donnachaidh Society
Its my first one arrived just a few days ago, I haven't made a big announcement because I'm have not got any photos yet. 
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