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    Quote Originally Posted by The Q View Post
    I would Not be so sure of that, in the areas of the highlands that the Kilt was the way of dress
    That's the thing: the kilt never was THE way of dress, only A way of dress.

    From what little evidence there is, kilts and trews seem to have been equally popular, and not mutually exclusive. That is, the kilt was originally just the "mantle" wrapped around the waist. With trews the same mantle was wrapped around the torso instead.

    Trews are arguably the more ancient Celtic costume, dating back to Roman times at least.

    Mounted people were usually people with money. The could afford various outfits.
    Last edited by OC Richard; 8th July 16 at 07:02 PM.
    Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte

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    I've never had the opportunity to dress formally while kilted, so I've only gone casual, wearing a Blackwatch sport kilt, boots, hose, sporran, and usually a white button down shirt.

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