Tartan in the mid to late victorian era

[LANCER1562]

Scottishlassie's thread got me thinking about what a Highland gentleman would wear in the mid to late 1860's. Any ideas?

[Border Chief]

Scottishlassie's thread got me thinking about what a Highland gentleman would wear in the mid to late 1860's. Any ideas?

[Tobus]

Scottishlassie's thread got me thinking about what a Highland gentleman would wear in the mid to late 1860's. Any ideas?

http://www.tartansauthority.com/reso...leay-portraits

The MacLeay portraits were done in exactly this time frame (1850s-1860s, published in 1870). Whilst some people may object to these portraits being taken as historical evidence of daily Highland wear*, they are at least a good example of what styles were worn at the time.

*Critics of the portraits claim that these outfits represent the absolute finest clothing they could find, and would not have been what they wore on a day to day basis. It is even said that many of the Highlanders portrayed had ordered special clothing (or borrowed it) for the portraits. What you will see in the portraits is a range from fairly plain dress all the way up to "Highland finery" with all the proverbial bells and whistles. So I actually think it's a good cross-section of what a gentleman might have worn, depending on the occasion.

[scottishlassie]

Borderchief love the photos...especially the second one of the man and woman, what instrument is that the woman is playing?

Great link Tobus, am going to check out if you can still buy those books by Kenneth McLeay. I am loving x marks the scot