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kilt, so much has been written about how the kilt should be worn. One word-comfortably-
should sum up the experience. Like every other item of clothing, current fashion
and your age dictate how you should wear your kilt.
The kilt should be buckled
about two inches above the hips. Place the open kilt with pleats to the back,
over your derriere; pull the two front sections out in front of you to make both
left and right side equal. Now bring your right hand across your tummy and slip
the strap in your right hand through the wee slit in the kilt and then into the
left side buckle and fasten firmly. Now bring the left hand over and fasten the
strap firmly in the right buckle. Both straps should be fastened firm and snug.
The straps on the kilt allow for about two inches of adjustment for variations
in waist size. Now
the "length" debate. Most pipe bands prefer a kilt length that will
just touch the ground while in a kneeling position. Rock and rollers prefer a
longer length, just below the kneecap. Hikers and hill walkers wear the kilt above
the kneecap. For the average person like you and me, wear the kilt to bisect the
kneecap. The
kilt pin? The story goes that the kilt pin became fashionable after Queen Victoria
took pity on an embarrassed young soldier, whose privates were being exposed by
very strong wind as he stood on guard duty one blustery morning. The gracious
queen discreetly removed a brooch she was wearing and placed it in the lower right-
hand corner of the soldier's kilt. Honest! We still wear the kilt pin on the lower
right, but only for decoration. The
sporran? It should hang about eight inches below the top of the kilt after the
straps are fed through the two wee belt loops on the back of the kilt. The sporran
should always be moved to the left side when the wearer is engaged in close (modern)
dancing, and driving a car.
The skean dhub? That wee black knife slips neatly
into the top of your sock to show only the top of the handle. It's is usually
on the right side, but if you are left handed and feel safer with it on the left,
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