vintage kilt with drawers on Ebay

**OC Richard** · 5th September 12, 04:32 AM

Many of you may recall that I've posted various vintage Highland Dress catalogues from the 1930s here on this forum from time to time.

It strikes us today as something of a curiosity that kilts, back then, were sold with "kilt drawers" of matching tartan wool.

Well, here's just such a set up on Ebay, a vintage kilt by the firm of Forsyth. The tartan is listed wrongly as you veteran tartan-watchers well know; it's not Cameron of Erracht, but rather the tartan given in The Setts of the Scottish Tartans as "Logan and MacLennan".

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BESPOKE-VINT...item2574fe26d7

For those interested, here are a few pages from a vintage Forsyth catalogue

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...talogue-67397/

And here's a page from an Anderson catalogue of similar vintage showing the "kilt drawers" listing

**Jock Scot** · 5th September 12, 04:41 AM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

Many of you may recall that I've posted various vintage Highland Dress catalogues from the 1930s here on this forum from time to time.

It strikes us today as something of a curiosity that kilts, back then, were sold with "kilt drawers" of matching tartan wool.

Not just the 1930's, the last kilt that I had made in the mid 1990's came with a silk pair of "kilt drawers". They were not ordered specifically, they just came with the kilt and raised not a comment. I have no idea if the "gift" arrives with the new kilt these days.

**Tobus** · 5th September 12, 06:02 AM

It strikes us today as something of a curiosity that kilts, back then, were sold with "kilt drawers" of matching tartan wool.

In seeing references to "kilt drawers" in the past, I've always assumed these were similar to boxer shorts. But seeing the one in the auction, it looks like they are more substantial than that. They have a liner, as well as buttons for attaching braces (suspenders) to. Are these really meant to be worn under the kilt, and if so, how on earth is one supposed to wear it with braces under the kilt? Would the braces be worn under the shirt?