Traditional 8-Yard Kilting With a Gut

[Rufus]

Sorry to be the one that had to break it to you Rob! Best of luck with the lawsuit - maybe you can sue for emotional damage of crossdressing without your proper knowledge.

Rufus

[bubba]

Rob - I definitely detected tartan snobbery from him. He's of the "Clan tartans are the only good tartans" mindset.

Rufus

I hate to break it to him, but Clan tartans didn't come about until the Victorian period and that was started by English nobility, along with wearing alot of accessories. Even official district tartans didn't exist much before that. Tartans were whatever pattern the local weaver was making and colors depended entirely on what dyes were available in a given area. Originally, people wore whatever they could get.

[freddie]

I have a large waist and narrower hips, which is why I can't wear a traditional sporran chain, and I have to wear braces (suspenders) with trousers to keep them up. However, I've never had this problem with traditional kilts which sit higher on my waist, and if the straps are pulled reasonably tight stay there.

[Robinhood]

I'm wondering how this thread was awakened
after years asleep. Interestingly, it appears
that Rufus has gone from newbie to site
moderator in that time. I wonder if he's
still needing answers to this question.

For the others who do, I'll relate my
experience.

I make my kilts a couple of inches
shorter in the front, so that the top
rides lower on my waist. My gut
isn't quite a dunlap, but if I wear
a kilt at the normal height, the
sporran pulls in the front below
the waistline, giving the appearance
of a nice round beach ball above
the sporran.

My waist is a couple inches larger than
my hips (even at the lower line where
I wear my kilt), so a belt doesn't keep the
kilt up unless I pull it in tight enough
to bring up my breakfast. Suspenders
are the only solution (other than wearing
the waistline up near my armpits the
way really old dorky men wear their
pants).

I'm not sure how the sporran stays up.
Maybe the weight on the front causes
the back to hang above what little I
have of cheeks in the back.

The end result appears correct, and is
thoroughly comfortable, even though
it goes against many so called "rules"
regarding kilts.

[freddie]

[QUOTE=Rufus]Jimmy,


I think I might try to lose more weight before I buy the kilt, but between work-out time and kilt-making time, it could be next Christmas before I get it.

Beware ! When I bought my first kilt I ordered it in a 46 inch waist THEN went on a diet. I went down to a 40inch waist and traded the kilt in for a smaller one. I couldn't keep the diets up (I like my food and drink too much and life's too short not to be enjoyed) and soon had to trade this kilt in for a bigger version (44inch waist). I've just celebrated my 50th birthday and bought myself a couple of new kilts, both 46inch waisted. This seems to be my natural waist size, and apart from costing me a lot of money the most annoying thing is that my original kilt would still fit me fine. Diets are O.K. if you can stick to them !

[Big Paul]

I have a large belly as well.. I have a traditional / high wasted kilt.. Just keep the straps snug and you won't have any trouble.. A belt adds a little insurance..

I have a hard time with my sporran strap. I have to make sure it's snug as well or it falls below my belly and puckers the kilt!! I need to get a set of sporran hangers, which will fix the problem!