Thread:HS547/@comment-410526-20151012113137/@comment-410526-20151013110538

Sure, here is the text from the last revision before the page was deleted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uYQaxOUF0A

I prefer to call it a kilt, but the two look very different. I might be overthinking this, but I think it's worth knowing...

The kilts they use are of moderate size yet lifted up (a common skirt appearance in anime, rarely seen in real life). It gives them higher mobility than those with armor, but is heavier than Blake and Yang's shorts. Since it's pretty wide and might be made of soft material, they have a larger surface area and can be hit more easily than Blake and Yang (an irrelevant plus is Ruby's cape; it got caught in one of the feathery projectiles of a massive Nevermore as seen in Players and Pieces). They're more vulnerable to low-level attacks (attacks performed on the thighs, knees, legs and feet), but since they're so good at dodging thanks to their skills, that won't matter much.

However, on the plus side, it's beautiful. It can also be used as a distraction, to make the opponent look away from hands/feet/eye cues (that will help them predict the next attack). Clothes revealing top half of breasts are more effective, but high skirts are decent. Yang and Glynda both have good advantage if their opponent is manly.