Quote Originally Posted by Highlander_Daz
Yes, the heritage will always be Scottish, which brings up an interesting point. There is controversy today over who invented the kilt -- a couple theories out there are that it was invented by an Englishman, or brought in by Norsemen. But these theories mean nothing at all about national dress because the Scots themselves effectively "owned" the kilt.
Gentlemen, please allow me to suggest that what we know as "the kilt" is nothing more than the recognition by legions of men over thousands of years that bunches of cloth in the nether regions are largly unnecessary, not to mention uncomfortable, irritating, impractical, and unacceptable.

The garment I will identify by the "T" word, was, I believe, first brought into use by equestrians from the Steppes of SE Europe. (Whether or not that is entirely accurate is beside the point). The point is that for some applications the "T" thing is most practical. For example I just can not picture a saddle bronc rider in a kilt. (Actually I can. But the picture is ugly). But for the most part the kilt, or something similar (read 'modern variation') is the smart choice.