Originally Posted by
Tobus
No one has yet mentioned spats. While they seem to be mostly relegated to military and pipe band uniforms, surely they would be useful for protecting your lower legs in rainy weather, especially if worn under a long coat like the greatcoat shown above? I would think they'd be very good at keeping the driving rain from soaking your ankles and running down into your shoes. Granted, you wouldn't want to be sloshing through deep puddles in them, since they offer no protection against seepage from underneath.
The modern ones are useless for anything other than getting dirty and looking kinda funny. They won't keep you dry at all, and you're far better off with a good pair of boots, unless you happen to be wearing full No. 1 dress for some reason.
"To the make of a piper go seven years of his own learning, and seven generations before. At the end of his seven years one born to it will stand at the start of knowledge, and leaning a fond ear to the drone he may have parley with old folks of old affairs." - Neil Munro
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