Interesting letter

[davidlpope]

Nothing scientific to back up my point, but I think the real problem is not that the kilts themselves are too long, but that men wear the top of the kilt too low on their body. It seems to me that mens' clothing, including pants, used to be worn much higher at the natural waist, instead of the hips. Compare the length of kilts from the MOD to most stock kilts. The stock kilts are usually 24", the MOD kilts seemed to be around 26"-27". Still, modern photos of kilted men show the kilt riding lower, even though the rise is less. Also, since many kilts are not properly fitted to the small of the back/rump area, they tend to creep down when one is wearing them, resulting in the "trollopy" look.

Cordially,
David