I probably should have asked all these questions in one thread instead of two...but the one gave rise to the others.

So I have a shirt (several) that will work nicely with my Matt Newsome box pleated kilt. And I thank all those who responded in the shirt thread.

What I want to know now is whether wearing a pair of non-matching tartan hose would be historically correct?

And I am probably on shakier ground here...would a highland blue bonnet (the Jacobite style with a white cockade) be historically correct with the box pleated kilt?

Parenthetically, what is the time frame for the box pleated kilt? Isn't the philibeg a non-sewn version of the box pleated? The forerunner? So...from what earliest date to what latest date (before it nearly disappears only to be revived recently) would one expect to see the four yard box pleated kilt being worn.