To plaid or not to plaid.....thats the question??

[Jock Scot]

I quite agree.
On the subject of plaids, could the two gents in this image be wearing the fore runner of the fly plaid? Or is it just called a sash at that length?
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It looks rather reasonable to me. Made of a 10z wool, it would more evenly distribute the weight. It would also be useful for a gentlemen to offer to a lady in distress. Perhaps there is on in my future.

If I may, a word of warning about using these pictures as examples of what to wear with Highland attire. These wonderfully constructed pictures were arranged as eye candy during the height of the romantic and wealthy Victorian love affair with the Highlands of Scotland, by a skilled, but commercially minded artist. Please do not regard the subject matter in the pictures as any general guide to Highland attire for the masses.These subjects are at best, if you like, wearing Sunday best and are more likely to have been dressed from the local Laird's wardrobe.
Just saying.