Tobus wrote:

"On another note, I couldn't help but notice the fellow sitting in front. The aprons on his kilt are reversed from what we normally see on kilts. The inner apron seems to be hanging next to his right leg, not the left. I wonder if he had it reversed due to wear (as I've heard is sometimes done to squeeze more life out of an old kilt), or if it was originally made that way."

I had a friend from Scotland that told me that his grandfather, who was a regular kiltwearer, engaged in manual labor while kilted. His grandfather's kilt was made in such a manner that when he got to work he changed the top apron to the bottom exposing the front of the bottom apron to any stains. When he got through working he reversed the aprons so he could walk home with the top apron clean.

Cheers,

Bjarg Jonsson