Biker kilt features and sizing

In 2010 a bicycle messenger contacted me to ask if I could design a kilt for cycling. Well, here it is! At first sight this rugged black cotton drill kilt looks like it has a pin-stripe design … but light it up with some car headlights and it reveals it’s special feature: almost 10 metres of reflective piping! Check it out! The other thing that makes this ideal for cycling is that the pockets hang independently from the legs so your legs can peddle and the pockets hang still.

Difficult to miss … making you easier to avoid.  So you make an impression when you get to your destination … not before!

Features

The Classic Skilt is a narrow apron contemporary kilt with symetrical knife pleats and detachable pockets	It fastens with press studs on the front apron and is held in place by a belt (not supplied)	‘Floating pleats’ offer a massive amount of waist adjustment on each side. They are fastened with velcro at the waist and a leather strap at the hip	The front apron flops between your legs while sitting
Each Biker Skilt has reflective piping sewn into the edge of each pleat – in the region of 10 metres of piping in all	Each Skilt contains in the region of 5.8 m (6.3 yards) of fabric	Pockets attach with velcro and are held in place by a belt.  They look great on the sides or ‘sporran style’ at the front	The pockets are 18cm wide – big enough for books and beer bottles. The pocket attaches to velcro over the top of the floating pleat prior to being secured by a belt

Sizing

The off the peg Skilts are all a standard 22.5 inches (57 cm) long.  This length looks good on most guys.  Rather than the standard ‘on your knees’ approach to checking kilt length we recommend that you get a towel, fold it over so it 22.5 inches long, and then wrap it around you where you would like the waist band to be.  Look at your reflection from a fair distance or get someone to take a photograph so you can see where the length will be relative to your knees.  There is no ‘right’ length.  If you like it then that’s perfect.

The waists are very adjustable and the sizes overlap.  When deciding which to order please actually measure your waist at the place you would like the waistband to be.  If you don’t have a tailor’s measuring tape you can use the towel to wrap around you and then measure it flat.  (Do not assume that the size in your trousers are accurate … they usually flatter.)

Size	Waist / cm	Waist / inches	Length / cm	Length / inches
Small / Medium	80 – 97	31 – 38	57	22.5
Medium / Large	91 – 111	36 – 44	57	22.5
Extra Large	100 – 123	39 – 48	57	22.5

If you require a different length or waist size then please let us know … if we still have fabric on the roll we can make you one to order.

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