New Newsome 5-yard Knife

[Abax]

Anyway, as much as I love it, I'm having a problem...

When I sit, I look like I'm trying to put something on display... I have a UK Original and a USAK casual and I've never had this problem... does it look like it's riding wrong to any of you guys? It comes several inches up from the knees when I sit down...

Your new kilt looks great!

I think I can relate to what you're talking about. I started wearing kilts with a Utilikilt. The cotton fabric is very limber and the apron is much narrower than a traditional kilt, so it naturally falls between my legs when I sit down. I sit in a Utilikilt as if I was wearing pants and never worry about inappropriate exposure.

My traditional kilts have wider aprons and the 16 ounce wool has a lot more body than the Utilikilt's cotton. So I have to make sure either my sporran or my hand pushes the apron down when I sit. Just like you, more of my knee is exposed when I sit.

My wife and I went to a show at the theatre last week and we had seats in the balcony. These seats are tiered so that a person sitting in the row below could turn around and look right up my kilt. That made me very conscious of how things were arranged. The lady next to me wore a skirt and had her legs closed and both of them angled off to one side. This appeared very feminine to me (and appropriately so), but it's not how I chose to sit. I've tried the legs-closed arrangement in potentially revealing sitting arrangements, and I just don't feel like myself. At the theatre, I sat with my legs slightly apart, as I would with pants, but with the apron arranged so there was absolutely no chance of inappropriate exposure. This felt like me, and more masculine than the arrangement of the lady next to me. I suppose not everyone will agree with my choice - that's okay. But my choice reflects who I am and respects others - that's the source of my confidence.

I think if you find what's comfortable for you first and then polite to the people around you, you will feel confident wearing your kilt.

Abax