Collected illustrations

[cavscout]

the Scottish Tartans Authority has some great paintings (some you already have) of many clans.

http://www.tartansauthority.com/Web/...ts/First15.asp

and some other great prints

http://paramountpress.stores.yahoo.n...mscottoam.html

[andyfg]

Great pics. Thanks for sharing. Interesting jacket on the fisherman. Much longer than you usually see with a kilt.

[Woodsheal]

Here's a European print of Scottish soldiers serving on the Continent ca. 1740's (the descriptions are in French and German), which clearly shows the belted plaid as worn historically. Note the pleating is in the form of wide box-pleats. This has often intrigued me. How did they achieve that pleating configuration with a non-tailored plaid? You can't do it with the usual modern reenactor's method of spreading it out on the ground and hand pleating it towards you. That results in knife-type pleats. So how did they do it?! Drawstrings a la Matt Newsome's research? I've noted the same type box-pleats in other clear period images of belted plaids....