Quote Originally Posted by eagle43172 View Post
After all is said and done, tartan trews (or trousers) are still just pants, somewhat wildly colored pants, but pants none the less. I have a closet full of them already therefore the kilt is unique. Those of us who celebrate our Scottish heritage see kilts as the visible sign of that heritage, that's why I wear kilts.
Also, here in my part of Texas a kilt can be comfortable even in high summer. I dout that can be said for heavy wool "trousers.
Dave
Dave,

I firmly (but respectfully) disagree. Trews can also be a visible sign of Scottish heritage, especially if said trousers are made in the wearer's clan/family tartan. Also, for many an ex-squaddie of a Lowland regiment like the Cameronians or the K.O.S.B., trews in the regimental tartan are a memorial of sorts to regiments that have been lost to history. I don't think its fair to simply dismiss them as simply "wildly colored pants".

And as far as wool trousers go in the summer, I reenacted for 10 years, and I daresay my wool trousers were far more comfortable when I was giving living history programs than jeans would have been.

T.