Okay...Here's one out of the blue...NON-Scottish Historical Kilts...

[TheOfficialBren]

I may be mistaken about this, xman, but I believe Terry Jones from Monty Python wore one after having a tailor reconstruct an approximation of Ancient Egyptian garments. I remember other items being fabricated but I may have seen a shendyt, too. It's been a while.

[sailortats]

The shendyt kilt was worn primarily by royalty and some high officials in ancient Egypt. The common folk wore a slightly different kilt. But like it or not they are referred to as kilts by egyptologists. There is a type of "apron," also worn only by royalty, that is commonly referred to as a sporran that is worn over the kilt.

[jhockin]

as an aside, regarding tartanL

"http://www.tartan.galician.org/history.htm"

[xman]

I may be mistaken about this, xman, but I believe Terry Jones from Monty Python wore one after having a tailor reconstruct an approximation of Ancient Egyptian garments. I remember other items being fabricated but I may have seen a shendyt, too. It's been a while.

Thank-you. That was news to me. Seen here after the four minute mark, it's not really the kilted garment, but something other.

[figheadair]

As a general theme, I think you'll find that fitted leggings, trews, trousers etc came about two principal reasons: horse riding and to a lesser degree, when living in an extremely cold environment i.e. the Arctic. Look at the use of trews in the C18th Highlands and you'll see that it's usually associated with the gentry who would have ridden rather than walked.

[TheOfficialBren]

Ah! Thank you, all, for clearing this up for me. I really appreciate it.

:-)