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    Question tall kilties?

    Hi guys, and to the ladies of course, good evening, right here's the crux of the matter. I have recently purchased a second hand kilt, and I have got my eye on another one, now the puzzling thing is they are both a 28 inch drop, one's a 30 inch waist, was the bloke a basketball player or what?, I'm only 5' 10'', I'm gonna develop a complex at this rate, So, I thought to myself, I know where to start looking for the solution to this mystery of the long kilts, and here I am, any ideas folks?

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    Are you positive its not a ladies kilted skirt? It sounds too long for a military (high rise) kilt.

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    well, the buckles are on the right side for a bloke, and there's no size 16 or whatever, and both kilts are by reputable firms, so, I'm still baffled

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    What tartan are they? And who made them? They could be military kilts.

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    Some of us blokes have more to be modest about, I'm 5' 11"! Actually I've seen only military kilts on ebay with a similar drop. Ibelieve they were worn quite higher than even the casual traditionalist* wears his.









    *Oxymoron alert, and I don't mean this writer out in the fresh air.

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    These kilts must be made to wear just under the nipples because I'm 6'5 and I only have a 23 inch drop. Even with really long legs (i have a long torso) 28 is really long.

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    Ditto... I'm 6'5" with long legs and I only measure out to a 25 inch drop. Those are some awfully long kilts.

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    Ditto, Ditto... I'm 6'5" and use a 25.5" drop. Guess 28 isn't that far away... My first econo blackwatch kilt was a 27" drop.
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    I recall a Durex ad picturing a chap wearing a kilt ankle length. As CCGA 3359 suggested, sometime mid-knee just isn't modest enough.
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    Quote Originally Posted by turpin View Post
    I recall a Durex ad picturing a chap wearing a kilt ankle length. As CCGA 3359 suggested, sometime mid-knee just isn't modest enough.
    Not a problem for you though. I've noticed that you sporrans are rather large, just as those overly compensating codpieces of yore.

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