Edwardian Kilts?

[Sheep In Wolf's Clothing]

Sherlock Holmes first appeared in print in 1887. Queen Victoria last appeared on earth in 1901.

What Rex states is true. Holmes did first appear in the Beeton’s Christmas annual in 1887. Now among Sherlockians, there is a thing we call the “grand game”, this is where we believe that Holmes and Watson really did live and that Doyle was Watson’s literary agent. (yes we are a peculiar sort) In the context of the Game, Holmes career spanned from around 1882 to 1914. Holmes was more a product of Victorian England. (He even had a private audience with Queen Victoria in 1895 as stated in the Bruce Partington Plans. He also refers to her in another story as “the most gracious lady“)

For the Brett fans, every once in a while on E-bay there is a book that pops up about the production of the Granada series. I can’t remember the name of the book, but I will look into it.

Now so the Mods don’t rap me on the knuckles, I do have pictures of Edwardian Scots and their kits or lack there of!
Vista won’t let me use my scanner ,so I had to take pictures. Both are from the book “Scotch Whiskey “ it’s a wee history about the Scotch trade.

The first is of a group of Highlanders toasting the Duke of Rothesay at a Highland society dinner in 1872.


And this one is of a shooting group in Aberdeenshire in 1882.


Except for the top picture, the only other kilted photos I could find were of pipers. The second photo seems to have more common Victorian/Edwardian Scottish wear.

Sara
Who loves when the tow of her hobbies cross paths!!

[Arlen]

If nothing else, I had a lot of luck just watching the episodes of 'Sharpe' which contained Highland regiments.
Go ahead and get some from Netflix if you can.

[creativeaccents]

Frome the wonderful images submitted, it appears that the myth of most of the kiltwear being of Victorian invention is not accurate. I have read and seen all of the Sharpe's series as well as most of the Holme's genre, but this was a great help. It appears that the later Holme's wear grew quite separately from the fashion of Scotland, at least as far as kiltwear is concerned.

[hospitaller]

I managed to find these 2 images from a 1905 Tailor & Cutter publication if they help on your quest:

[creativeaccents]

Thank You! I LIKE IT. Personal preference, of course, but I greatly prefer this over the more miltary uniformed look.

[Rex_Tremende]

Oh, I do like those mustaches!

Regards,
Rex.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Sherlock Holmes first appeared in print in 1887. Queen Victoria last appeared on earth in 1901.

I have just sprayed claret on my laptop.

[Coemgen]

Sherlock Holmes first appeared in print in 1887. Queen Victoria last appeared on earth in 1901.

He even shot "V R" into the wall of his flat on Baker Street as a sign of patriotism (“The Musgrave Ritual”).

And I didn't even have to look that up!

[JerseyLawyer]

And now we know that every well-dressed highlander wears spats with his tweeds. ;)

[creativeaccents]

He even shot "V R" into the wall of his flat on Baker Street as a sign of patriotism (“The Musgrave Ritual”).

And I didn't even have to look that up!

Holmes was clearly of the Victorian age, but were the styles worn in the Jeremy Brett series more Victorian or Edwardian.

<H3>The Victorian era of the United Kingdom refers to Queen Victoria's rule which began in June 1837 and concluded in January 1901

Dating the Edwardian Era

All available literature is clear on one point, that the Edwardian Era cannot be precisely isolated to the period of King Edward VII's short reign (1901-1910). The term Edwardian may be taken to mean the period which encompasses the mid 1890s to the outbreak of World War 1 in 1914.

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson lived at 221b Baker Street between 1881-1904, according to the stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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