Tartan Trews now available

**Nighthawk** · 25th September 08, 08:48 PM

Question, Matt- do you know of anyone who manufactures 1600's style truis? I like the modern variant, but I want a pair of historical ones for my reenactment group.

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 26th September 08, 04:27 AM

Originally Posted by Nighthawk

Question, Matt- do you know of anyone who manufactures 1600's style truis? I like the modern variant, but I want a pair of historical ones for my reenactment group.

No, I sure don't, but some of the historical patterns we sell include patterns for these kind of trews, and we can supply the cloth.

Patterns here:
http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/patterns.htm

Buy your cloth here:
http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/material.html

**Bugbear** · 25th September 08, 09:34 PM

I think the idea of the high waist, Argyle trews is neat.

**Jock Scot** · 26th September 08, 03:01 AM

You will find that your trews will hang better if you wear "Chelsea" type boots, rather than shoes. In another life I used to wear "Wellington boots"(not the rubber things!) with very tight tailored uniform trousers(worn over the boots) and they, I suspect, would be the correct footwear for trews.

**sharpdressedscot** · 26th September 08, 05:05 PM

I wonder if you can make trews into stretch pants....

**Nick the DSM** · 26th September 08, 05:28 PM

plaid spandex is over done, sharp.

i would like to get trews but they're so expensive.

**JRB** · 26th September 08, 06:39 AM

Sorry to hijack this thread but I'd like to add that if someone is interested in bias cut, close fitting historical trews, Missy Clark of Barkertown Suttlers can custom make them. Anyway, back to the original topic...

I never thought I liked modern trews as I associated them with loud golf pants worn by old men. However, I saw several men of varying ages wearing trews at the Loon Mountain games last weekend and was surprised how nice they looked. I think the secret to looking good in trews is what you wear with them. The most well turned out trews wearers I saw were wearing outfits that would have gone just as well with a kilt (wide belt, brogues, short jacket, etc). It's great that these are being offered by the Scottish Tartans Museum as they seem to be a lot harder to come by than the kilt.