(trad) kilt length vs body type

[madmacs]

Looks right to me too... the guide i was given when ordering my first kilt many years agi was the top should be 3 fingers below the ribs... which pretty much is the same as 3 fingers above the navel... at least in my case.

I do seem to recall the distance from the top to the hip being measured too, which would make sense to me in case you're not a generic body type...

If you think it's too high then you might want to try one of the casual kilts which are designed to fit with a much lower jeans waist... less traditional, looking, but still nice and available in all the traditional fabrics etc.

I'm not sure if matt's box pleat haa a lower waist, but from memory it strikes me as having one

[MacMillans son]

It looks ok to me too, but if the traditional base line measuring points don't work for you, Rocky uses a towel method on his website for getting the fit that you want.

Use a regular bath towel and fold it in half lengthwise. Wrap it around your waist and raise/lower it to where you want the kilt to hang relative to your knees. Then continue to fold or unfold the top of towel to get it to where you want the kilt to sit at the waist area. Mark that position literally(with a pen) or figuratively (two fingers above my navel) and take the towel off and measure its overall length.

Measure your waist where you marked it (snug)
Measure your hips at the widest part of your rear end (take this measurement loosely)
Recall the measurement of the overall length of the towel that you took a minute ago.

Try it a few times to be sure.

Now you're set!

It worked well for me.

Best of luck!