Beer Gut + Traditional Kilt = Barrel? Help!

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Anytime I wear my "Episcopal Purple" braces with my trews they are hidden away behind my waistcoat.

[ccga3359]

I'd second this. A few weeks ago I stopped wearing the belt with my kilt and started using braces (as we call them here), and the comfort improvement was extraordinary. I wish I'd thought of it years ago!

The next question is what to wear to cover the gut and braces... waistcoats, v-necked sweaters, fleeces and sweatshirts all come to mind.

Cheers, Graham.

My question to those that wear them, do you sew buttons on the inside for button on or do you use the clip on style of braces/suspenders? For those clip ons isn't ther a good chance of damagaing the wool?

[dfmacliam]

I do not wear them but I would think that buttons would be better for the kilt, I also believe the clip type would damage the wool in time.

[McNulty]

Steve
I like to wear my kilts up high. I'm usually at least three to four fingers above my navel. I take a 46 and wear it high. The belt is more decoration. All of my kilts are at 22 length because of my fireplug figure. Find the spot that's right for you, but remember to pull it up some.


Nulty

[ForresterModern]

I use clip ons which work great in the back where the waist piece is only a sigle thickness, but not so great in the front whre you have two thicknesses becasue you have two aprons. And yes there is the possibility, depending on the design of the grippers on your suspenders, for damage to the fabric if it pulls out because of marginal grippage due to more fabric stuffed into the gripper. I have tried just clipping the front aprom, but worry the back apron may droop, but it hasn't yet.

Others have said they put buttons on the outer apron and use those with similar results, I am considering puting one button on the outer and a second on the inner apron to keep both at roughly the same height, but have not tried it yet. Still hesitant to start sewing on my expensive kilts until I build up a bit more nerve.

:ootd:

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Two buttons in the back, and four buttons-- two each side-- on the inside apron. This carries the weight of the kilt, the front apron being supported by a belt on each side.

[ChattanCat]

Steve might you be from Michigan?

[ccga3359]

Two buttons in the back, and four buttons-- two each side-- on the inside apron. This carries the weight of the kilt, the front apron being supported by a belt on each side.

Would the buttons be inside or outside Sir?

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Would the buttons be inside or outside Sir?

Sorry I didn't make that clear. All buttons on the inside, the same as would be the case with trousers. You might also want to check with Matt Newsome as, I believe, he may have a kilt or two in the museum with a slightly different button arrangement.