Traditional Civilian Highland SHIRTS

[piperdbh]

In ye olden days (that is prior to about 1960) good shirts came with longer tails so that collars (and cuffs) could be replaced if they became frayed or stained, simply by cutting them out of the surplus length of the shirt tail.

So that's why they were so long!

Now, or so it seems, one is lucky if their shirt has enough tail to stay tucked into their trousers or kilt!

...especially if you're long-trunked, like me.

[MacLowlife]

I notice many long-trunked men tend also to be men of substantial middles- in fact, I think pushing the waistband down to accommodate a gut is the number one cause of trunk ( or torso) elongation. The worst problem this causes, even worse than moving the hem of one's trousers or kilt below where it ought to be, is the phenomenon of the middle pulling against the shoulders, as if the gut were in a sling... If you will avoid the Dunlop* effect, you can avoid all sorts of troubles.




*Dun Lopped over your belt.