Sweaters: In or out?

**Nervous Jock** · 25th February 08, 02:41 PM

Never Ever ever in.

**Panache** · 25th February 08, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by Nervous Jock

Never Ever ever in.

Ditto!

Cheers

Jamie

**Clockwork John** · 25th February 08, 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by Nervous Jock

Never Ever ever in.

I also agree.

**ccga3359** · 25th February 08, 03:10 PM

I've worn my commando sweater in. When I first got my kilt it was winter and it was a little big for me. I looked fine. Having met McMurdo, I've found a reason to pound back the beer so I no longer need the bulk. Out causes the sweater to bunch up around the sporran or gets caught up on the buckles just making it look sloppy. A commando sweater is a form fitting sweater so tucking it it just streamlines the look. But yeah an Arun sweater leave out.

**Kilted Carver** · 25th February 08, 08:28 PM

I concur

**turpin** · 25th February 08, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by Panache

Personally, I think that turtleneck shirts and kilts go to gether like Gin and Tonic water.

Cheers

Jamie

Aye to that!

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 26th February 08, 06:40 AM

I have found that different people have different definitions of sweaters. To me, a sweater is a large, knitted beasty of at least a medium bulk. To my wife, just about any pull-over qualifies as a sweater, including a sweat-shirt, which I could never call "sweater."

I, for one, would never call the turtle-neck that Jamie is wearing a sweater. Apparantly there are those who do, though.

So I think our different definitions of "sweater" will lead to different answers to this question.

In general, if your definition of sweater (like mine) implies some bulk to it, I'd never wear it tucked into the kilt. However, if your definition of sweaters includes some thinner, more fitted varieites, you might do well to tuck those in, as you would any shirt.

Regarding the bulkier sweaters though, that you would wear outside your kilt, many of them have a fitted band at the bottom. I find that it helps if I bring that band up to the waistline of my kilt, and then let the sweater hang over that -- it makes the sweater look a bit shorter, and more fitting with the kilt, in my opinion.

**Nervous Jock** · 26th February 08, 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

Regarding the bulkier sweaters though, that you would wear outside your kilt, many of them have a fitted band at the bottom. I find that it helps if I bring that band up to the waistline of my kilt, and then let the sweater hang over that -- it makes the sweater look a bit shorter, and more fitting with the kilt, in my opinion.

Spot on, do this in Mil rig regularly, often with a web belt over the Pully

**JRB** · 26th February 08, 04:13 PM

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

...I find that it helps if I bring that band up to the waistline of my kilt, and then let the sweater hang over that -- it makes the sweater look a bit shorter, and more fitting with the kilt, in my opinion...

That's exactly how I wear most of my bulky sweaters with the kilt. Otherwise the waistband would sit too high and cause the body of the sweater to buch up too much. I wear my wool blanket shirt the same way. I know it's not a sweater, but it fits the just like one...