Quote Originally Posted by Kid Cossack View Post
"Clothing, not a costume!"

That's the mantra to bear in mind. Do you need a kilt belt? Do you need a sporran? Do you need hose? If so, hose up, or hose down? Do you need flashes?

When the kilt was worn as a daily garment, I'll bet it was worn with whatever the guy had on hand and felt comfortable with. I'm in favor of continuing that.
That's exactily right, IMHO. If you happen to attend a celtic festival or Highland Game where a person or group appears in the ancient great kilt and period dress, you will find a lot of variation in dress. Footwear can be anything from leather wrapped and tied on with thongs (long leather laces...not the undergarment). Flashes were used to hold up the knit hose...no elastic at the time. And the belt was long as it was how the great kilt was kept on the body...no sewn pleats.