WWI Seaforth's Kilt - Interesting fastening

**tundramanq** · 22nd December 16, 11:54 AM

I agree Steve, this kilt has loops sized for that narrower belt and not much else. I'm thinking it's a very early version of the little kilt.

**figheadair** · 22nd December 16, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by tundramanq

I agree Steve, this kilt has loops sized for that narrower belt and not much else. I'm thinking it's a very early version of the little kilt.

A WWI era kilt is definitly not an early version of the little kilt, they had been been around over 100 years by then.

**Jock Scot** · 22nd December 16, 01:05 PM

Having never worn the kilt with that sort of fastening I do wonder if that fastening was easier to operate when the owner was "in the line"? I am wondering if the owner, perhaps with advice from the tailor, took a conscious decision to have that style of fastening for practical reasons? Who knows?

**Steve Ashton** · 22nd December 16, 01:17 PM

The curator of the Canadian Scottish Regimental Museum was just in my shop checking on the progress of some rosettes we are making for a kilt in the museum.
We got to talking about the kilts in the museum and this thread.
According to him, most but not all, of the MacKenzie/Seaforth kilts they have are fastened like this.
We then were trying to determine where the kilts were made. I'll keep you posted when we figure it out.