TFCK "full length" kilt?

[Erisianmonkey]

Maybe it has been mentioned in another thread, but since I posted this this morning, I've been wondering how the length of the kilt got set at "Knee length. More than an inch either way and it isn't a kilt." Hopefully Matt Newsome, Todd, or someone who knows a lot more about the the history of the garment can shed some light on why there is such a tight constraint on the length of the garment. I mean, as McGurk mentioned, a belted plaid could have (whether it was done historically or not) been worn at almost any length. So why precisely knee length? Why not ankle length? Why not mid-calf? (I can answer why not mid-thigh myself!)

[starbkjrus]

To be absolutle fair, I think that kilt does look good, its the cardigan that spoils the outfit.

I have to agree on that one.

Maybe ok for the coast or Paris but not for me in the Mts.

MrBill

Indeed. If I were into the London, New York or Paris club scene I'd wear it but I'm not so..... I can, however, see Prince Harry in it.

Maybe it has been mentioned in another thread, but since I posted this this morning, I've been wondering how the length of the kilt got set at "Knee length. More than an inch either way and it isn't a kilt." Hopefully Matt Newsome, Todd, or someone who knows a lot more about the the history of the garment can shed some light on why there is such a tight constraint on the length of the garment. I mean, as McGurk mentioned, a belted plaid could have (whether it was done historically or not) been worn at almost any length. So why precisely knee length? Why not ankle length? Why not mid-calf? (I can answer why not mid-thigh myself!)

Probably from the Victorians. They had rules for everything.

[Joe Gondek]

The belted plaid was worn above the knee and the top part of it could droped off the shoulders and worn like a long skirt on a cold day and then pulled up over the shoulder as the day warmed up.