Welcome! As others have mentioned, you will have a much easier time adjusting the kilt for waist fluctuations if you measure and make it to be worn at the waist, either at or slightly below the navel for a casual/contemporary kilt, or at or above the navel for a contemporary. That being said, there are contemporary kilts that are worn high by some people, and traditional kilts that are worn low by others. I think that contemporary vs. traditional has more to do with the material and construction of the kilt than where it is worn.
And remember, if you make it to be worn under the belly bulge but to keep the hem parallel to the ground in the font and the back, you will be cutting material out of the front of the kilt (beer gut cut), to make this happen. As with anything, once you cut it out, it is gone! No making alterations after that.
And if it is for a Ren Faire and your boy friend's weight is changing, why not make him a great kilt now (from a material he likes), then make it into a regular kilt when his weight settles down? Less work for both of you, more appropriate for Ren Faire wear (IMO), and you can make a regular kilt down the line.
The kilt concealed a blaster strapped to his thigh. Lazarus Long
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