Originally Posted by
vegan_scot
I'm looking to see how these are kept up on the leg. Is there a strap that I'm not seeing or...?
Either with a pair of leather garter straps, like these as shown on my friends from the recreated Von Donop's:
...or you can wear them with traditional garter ties ("Indian fashion").
Some of these leggings were also made with a button hole that attached to the lowest button on one's knee breeches to assist in holding them up.
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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