Quote Originally Posted by fluter View Post

A skinny guy can probably get away with anything; a medium sized guy (say, turpin) slightly less; and a heroically figured kiltie wants to avoid horizontal stripes if possible.
This rule applies for all garments in general and not only for kilts pleated to no stripe. You should check how the pleating looks (like Barb is suggesting) but you have to have in mind how the kilt wearer looks like, too. My 1/4 cent.