Sweaters: In or out?

**Panache** · 25th February 08, 07:07 PM

James,

If you want to see pictures of me in less than stellar kilted attire they can be found on XMTS, here let me post the worst one for you:

I think I came up with 6 major Kilt Don'ts in this outfit (by the way that is the same turtleneck and I don't count it).

As Colin said:

Originally Posted by Colin

That picture is how old? Jamie what is that 2 years ago maybe. My point was that opinions and knowledge change with experience and time.

I have learned a lot on this forum and some pretty big mistakes were corrected by the good advice offered here on line and in person at our kilt nights.

So now I do a little better:

Cheers

Jamie

**Raphael** · 25th February 08, 05:05 PM

In Jamie's case, it is up to debate. regardless on what he was wearing in that picture, he looked very well dressed.

**ccga3359** · 25th February 08, 05:14 PM

Originally Posted by Raphael

In Jamie's case, it is up to debate. regardless on what he was wearing in that picture, he looked very well dressed.

Aye, because it was tucked in.

**JRB** · 25th February 08, 06:33 PM

I have tried my commando style sweaters (ribbed and form fitting) tucked in. It looks okay but it has never felt very comfortable to me. So I wear all my sweaters, commandos included, untucked. Form fitting sweaters look fine untucked.

**kiltedinUSMC** · 25th February 08, 07:00 PM

Taking a page out of Panache's book I usualy wear my sweaters out. But when dressed up or for a casual look( which is preepy to me) I tuck in my shirt.

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 25th February 08, 08:03 PM

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**Chase** · 25th February 08, 08:24 PM

I've seen pictures on here of sweatrs tucked in, although I wouldn't consider it myself.

**AtagahiKC** · 27th February 08, 02:29 PM

I think it depends on the circumstances, physiology of the person and the fashion sense of the person wearing it.

If you want to create a waistline for yourself, you may wear a shirt tucked in. Traditional kilts hit at the natural waist. Not all of us benefit from foreshortening the torso in that way.

Wearing a sweater on the outside of the kilt lowers the visual waistline to the hips. It elongates the torso and helps hide bulges a little (depending on the fit and thickness of the sweater).

And, what the heck, let's split the difference. It is popular in casual fashion for men to tuck the front of a shirt or sweater in around the belt buckle and let it hang out the rest of the way around. It is a look better suited to thin men, in my opinion.