How to Wear a Kilt

Let's start with this: the pleats go in the back!

Step 1: Put on shirt, tie, cufflinks.

Step 2: Put on hose (socks). Make sure the ribs go straight up to the knee. The garters go below the knee.

Step 3: Put on tartan flashes facing out and turn down the hose to cover the garters. The top of the hose should come to just four finger widths below the center of the knee.

Step 4: Put on shoes, boots, or ghillie brogues.

Step 5: Place the sgian dubh. Should be sticking out the top of your right outside hose (or left if you are left-handed).

Step 6: Unbuckle the kilt. Place the pleated part of the kilt behind you with the top of the kilt just above the belly button and below the rib cage. Fasten the straps.

Step 7: Put the belt around the top of the kilt.

Step 8: Put on sporran with chain fastened in back. The sporran should fit tight in front a little more than a fist size below the waist.

Step 9: Put on waist coat and jacket.