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Originally Posted by kiltykiltycauldbum

I've an article from the West End Gazetter from about 1915 which goes into the subject. I'll try to dig it up for you.

From memory (of the article - I'm not quite that old!), the cloth for Highland evening dress of the era would likely be black or bottle-green velvet, in a cut simular to non-kilted evening-dress, with tartan hose, buckled shoes and sgean dubh. head-dress would most likely be a 'blue bonnet' (Kilmarnock aka balmoral).

the "Bonny Prince Charlie" was considered 'new' in 1915

gotta go, the bairns are calling!

R

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R -- Wouldn't a Kilmarnock be a little "out of fashion" by the early 1900's? -- the Kilmarnock or Hummel Bonnet was the precursor to the Glengarry at the turn of the 19th century.

Cheers, (B)

Todd