kiltwearing advice from 1936

[CMcG]

<snip>This, however, involves the necessity of expert advice, combining modern skill with knowledge of both past tradtion and present tendencies, in order to prevent the anachronisms or travesties still occasionally met with,

Basically, the costume for civilian wear may almost be said not to have altered since the eighteenth century. Yet, in matters of detail, each generation has introduced modifications, and even modern fashions have apporpriately exerted their influences, though, curiously enough, they have in matter of Highland Dress in many ways led to rediscovery of both the practical and artistic advantages of the older Scottish styles which, during the nineteenth century, had tended to become oppressive in cut and decoration.

Production of correct Highland Dress is, indeed, a thing apart from ordinary tailoring, involving as it does a knowledge both of military and traditional civilian practice,

OC, thanks for taking the time to type all that out!

I lifted a couple choice quotes out that speak to the depth of knowledge embodied in traditional Highland dress. The historical lineage, cultural mores, military influences, and modern evolution, all combine to create something rather greater than the sum of its parts. Or perhaps I wax too poetic?