Fly Plaid Query

[KiltedKnight]

According to the article; WEARING HIGHLAND ATTIRE

by

THOMAS GORDON MUNGALL,III, M.Ed.


Plaid & Brooch


The plaid worn either in the fly style or half-belted style with a silver brooch is correctly worn only with Highland evening attire. A folded pipers plaid worn over the left or right shoulder is perfectly correct with daywear. This type of plaid is simply folded and is worn hanging straight down over either shoulder. The plaid is a colorful piece of Highland attire that is not worn as often these days. It would be nice to see a revival of wearing the plaid, especially the daywear style. This also affords a man or woman the chance to show off another tartan, such as his mother's tartan or her husband's tartan, etc.
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None of my flyplaids are sewn bunched at one corner, they are all about 4' square and I fold the corner to slip through the epalet to be attached. That way if my wife gets a chill I can remove it, fold it on the bias and she uses it as a shawl.

Chris.

[Bob C]

Mine is sewn on one corner. It's not actually bunched. It's more like a pleat that goes about six inches back from the corner.