This is "disgoosting"

[longshadows]

A bonny family portrait!

[Colin]

Leave it to Hollywood (or was it the BBC?) to s*r*w things up!!!

Well I am not a fan of the trews, I am not sure they screwed it up. The highland attire looks pretty dead on to me, even if I wouldn't wear some of it.

[macwilkin]

Leave it to Hollywood (or was it the BBC?) to s*r*w things up!!!

Careful, now...not only are there quite a few "Monarch of the Glen" fans here, some of us also happen to like trews! :mrgreen:

I second Colin's message. Overall, the Highland attire in this particular photo of the Monarch cast looks pretty good.

Cheers,

Todd

[longshadows]

Excuse me! I guess I'm too new at this to have come to the realization that a tartan pair of trousers ("trews") can be for real. I apologize for my comments--although he would look a lot better in a kilt, like his dad. (I too like Monarch of the Glen, but missed this episode.)

[macwilkin]

Excuse me! I guess I'm too new at this to have come to the realization that a tartan pair of trousers ("trews") can be for real. I apologize for my comments--although he would look a lot better in a kilt, like his dad. (I too like Monarch of the Glen, but missed this episode.)

Hector usually wears trews to dinner with his Prince Charlie. Many officers in Scottish regiments wear trews as part of "mess dress", and the Lowland Regiments (KOSBs, Royal Scots, Royal Highland Fusiliers) all wear trews.

Originally, trews were tight-fitting and worn by the Scottish gentry as riding trousers.

No worries! :mrgreen:

Cheers,

Todd

[Pleater]

Golly, Duncan and Hector all in kilts in the same shot - Wooohooo!!!

Sorry, Gentlemen, I'll just get my fan to cool my cheeks.

Ah yes - now aren't those boring things trousers?

I always thought that the trews were cut on the bias and were fairly close fitting, whilst those are just straight cut trousers.

Hectors green flashes look a bit odd with the argyled socks, don't they?

[Alan H]

Who's the brunette babe in the pink dress?

I think I'm in love.

[macwilkin]

I always thought that the trews were cut on the bias and were fairly close fitting, whilst those are just straight cut trousers.

See my previous post. Originally trews were tight-fighting, like jodhpurs, but now the term applies to any tartan trousers, especially when referring to those worn by the Scottish regiments.

I don't normally use Wikipedia as a source, but the article on trews is pretty good:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trews

Trews take a bit of a beating around here at times, but you should see a pair of them in person before passing judgement. Granted, a "loud" tartan isn't the best for trews, but a pair in a "subdued" pattern, such as the Government Sett, are really striking, especially formal wear. I plan on buying a pair later in the year as an alternative to the kilt for formal functions.

I like trews, period. I'm not ashamed to say it.

Cheers,

Todd