Quote Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome View Post
I'll point out one thing that many miss from these portraits -- and that is that these gentlemen are all quite clearly wearing box pleated kilts!
I noticed that too! On most of the kilts it's quite clear that they were boxpleated. On a few, it's hard to distinguish the pleating.

About the jackets, note that most are quite plain. Some have simple round cuffs without buttons. The pointed "Atholl Highlanders" cuff makes an appearance. Even many of the black jackets worn with full finery have plain buttons and plain cuffs.

Yes flashes aren't common: 40 of the 56 kilted figures lack them.

Other things to note: the bottom button of waistcoats is always buttoned (though one or more top buttons may be unbuttoned), no belts are peaking out from under waistcoats, and no sporrans like our modern "day" and "evening" sporrans existed at that time.