Quote Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome View Post
I get frustrated every time I see these so-called "Ancient Kilts" mentioned. The name suggests they are some form of historical dress, but really, they are pure fantasy. There is no evidence that any historic Scottish highlander ever wore a kilt like this. In fact, the first time I saw something like this worn, I was sitting in a movie theater watching Mel Gibson kick some English ****.... and we all know how historically accurate that movie was.

Celtic Croft kinda-sorta admits to this on their site, when they say, "Depending on who you talk to, they may be historically accurate or not," but even this gives the false impression that there is an actual debate in academic circles about whether or not such a kilt was worn, like it was some unsettled issue.

In the pdf file that gives instructions on how to put this on, they even suggest that the invention of striped tartan cloth was to make pleating the "ancient kilt" easier to do! This despite the fact that evidence of tartan weaving in Scotland dates back to the third century AD (and probably is much older than that, even), while the earliest form of the kilt (the historic feilidh-mor) only dates to the end of the sixteenth century.

Sorry, I just get a bit annoyed when misinformation is perpetuated about the history of the kilt.
I actually don't mind the fact that it is not historically accurate. I just thought it looked great and it complimented my tartan. And who wouldn't want to look like Mel Gibson in a kilt?