My own belief is that Rawlinson's invention ( with his probably local highland tailor) was that of converting the loose cloth feileadh beag or mhor held together by a belt round the waist. Into an easy to strap on and keep on, tailored kilt 3 or 4 yard kilt (modern loom measurement) with sewn in pleats. Not the invention of the small kilt, nor the development of today's 8 yard kilt.
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