Plaids and Baldricks

[Nighthawk]

According to a recent article by Matt Newsome that's a 20th century conceit, not a genuine historical practice.

Yeah, I seem to have misspoken. I didn't actually mean the sash as in the modern useless strip of tartan that looks like a long scarf is only for ornamentation; I was talking about the small arisaid (which is more like a shawl actually) that is slightly larger than a fly plaid. We know that this garment isn't exactly period accurate, but I haven't gotten the cash together for a real arisaid yet! I'll go and change my post to make it a little more clear.

This is actually the look I'm talking about: