Quote Originally Posted by Woodsheal View Post
For the majority of its existence in Scotland, the kilt was the everyday, work-a-day garment of thousands of men and boys - farmers, shepherds, boatmen, soldiers, etc. - more often than not sweat-soaked, dirty, and foul smelling.

Some of us just find it a bit sad that, in the country of its birth, the everyday common aspect of the kilt has faded into history....
While that is not completely incorrect, there was only a small percentage of people (excluding military) for whom it was true. Since the repeal the Highland Dress Proscription Act in 1782 the kilt has been primarily a ceremonial dress. In part because people had changed ways during the proscription but also because the kilt was considered unsuitable for many of the jobs that popped up in cities during the industrial revolution.