Tradition and Change

[bwat]

One question though regarding traditions. As you say traditions are born and evolve constantly, so in years to come, how do the Rabble think wearing 'utility' kilts will be viewed? W

My money is on utility kilts being quite ephemeral. In 100 years time we'll still have tartan kilts but nobody will know what a utility kilt is.

In more recent times, the kilt is a symbol of continuity with those times. Tartan has evolved into a visual representation of community. Primarily, it is an expression of the bonds of kinship between fellows of a clan, but it is also representative of many other types of community.

It's the national dress of Scotland. The highland clan thing was the progenitor but the "kilt as a Scottish thing" has become bigger than the "kilt as a Highland thing". This is quite amazing as we all know the attitude towards highlanders that was common among lowlanders in times past, and that lowlanders should adopt the "savage's" dress as their national dress is not something I've seen in other countries. I don't think the majority of Scots care too much about the history of it all and as can be seen with the tartan army, it's not taken too seriously.