Military Kilts and Trews

**Rigged** · 20th October 08, 06:58 PM

I was poking around looking up a tartan for another thread and ran across this website selling Regimental kilts and Trews. Some of them are unworn and still have the basting stitches in them.

http://www.passinreview.net/main/pag..._uniforms.html

If you're already familiar with this site, forgive my ignorance. It's new to me.

**Bugbear** · 20th October 08, 07:30 PM

Hmmm... Those Gordon trews seem kind of interesting.

From what I understand, it is possible or all right to wear trews with a kilt jacket. I might be wrong about that though.

Don't know anything about the kilts.

**chasem** · 20th October 08, 10:56 PM

Yeah, Trews are high-waisted like kilts, so they look right with the same jackets as kilts.

**Bugbear** · 20th October 08, 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by chasem

Yeah, Trews are high-waisted like kilts, so they look right with the same jackets as kilts.

Might be a way to have multiple uses for a kilt jacket, and still have tartan. Those wern't too costly...

**beloitpiper** · 20th October 08, 11:42 PM

I've e-mailed them about the R. Scot trews. I'll let you know how they respond.

**Jock Scot** · 20th October 08, 11:56 PM

Originally Posted by Ted Crocker

Hmmm... Those Gordon trews seem kind of interesting.

From what I understand, it is possible or all right to wear trews with a kilt jacket. I might be wrong about that though.

Don't know anything about the kilts.

Assuming we are talking about the real thing,we are I think, and not just tartan trousers, then an Agyll is just the ticket. Tweed for day and for evenings(am I really saying this!?) the black silver buttoned Argyll(with or without the 3 buttoned waist coat) looks very smart. I have seen the PC worn with trews ,but somehow, to my eyes, it does not look quite right.

**beloitpiper** · 21st October 08, 12:20 AM

Trews look good with any kilt jacket!

**Jock Scot** · 21st October 08, 01:27 AM

Originally Posted by beloitpiper

Trews look good with any kilt jacket!

Oh crumbs,here we go! These things pictured here are not what I call trews!These are tartan trousers! I am not cleaver enough to get pictures up to illustrate what I mean by trews. I will try to describe them. They are high waisted(higher than these illustrated) have a fish-tail back and are held up with braces(suspenders),not a belt. They are also "cut" tighter.It will be interesting to see if these Gordon trews that are advertised in the original post are of the type I describe.

**BoldHighlander** · 21st October 08, 03:06 AM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

Oh crumbs,here we go! These things pictured here are not what I call trews!These are tartan trousers! I am not cleaver enough to get pictures up to illustrate what I mean by trews. I will try to describe them. They are high waisted(higher than these illustrated) have a fish-tail back and are held up with braces(suspenders),not a belt. They are also "cut" tighter.It will be interesting to see if these Gordon trews that are advertised in the original post are of the type I describe.

Jock, I don't know if this will help or muddy up the waters instead, but I found this example in the Cornish tartan that I believe is the high waist your talking about:

however I don't think they are as tight in the leg as the military version:

I found some good examples on the Cameronians website, but I couldn't get the images to save on my computer

**Jock Scot** · 21st October 08, 03:28 AM

Yes, thank you BH, the top pictures show exactly the style of waist and the "fish tail" back that I meant. I confess that I have not ever seen them(trews) cut so loosely. Perhaps its the Cornish way? I think it is reasonable to assume that the trews that are for sale will be cut like your bottom pictures and will have the high waist with the fish tail back and probably no pockets.