Some months back Rocky had a misguided missile of a kilt for sale (36 waist and 46 hip), and no, he didn't make it and it wasn't his fault. As I happened to have already been thinking about that particular tartan and waist, so I went to look at it.

It turned out that an added 8" on the waist really didn't matter much. The wait of the kilt made it hang nicely. True, the slant of the front apron isn't quite vertical, and perhaps experts could find something amiss, but it really didn't make much difference.