Trews. Under a kilt? What The!

[Chirs]

This is great! Thank you.

I've long suspected but had never found anything to confirm that kilts were not always worn with nothing more than shirt and hose. Now I know. "And knowing is half the battle."

[davedove]

"And knowing is half the battle."

G I Joe!!!!!!

(Sorry I couldn't resist. Signed Major Boo Boo)

[Harold Cannon]

Can anybody get a picture of a set of these that are made of tartan? Im talking about the tartan boxers that a kilt maker would make.

[Mike_Oettle]

Harold wrote: “Can anybody get a picture of a set of these that are made of tartan?”

Whatever for?

[Harold Cannon]

HA HA MIKE!!!!! I would like to see how the shorts are constructed not modeled goofy!!!

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

HA HA MIKE!!!!! I would like to see how the shorts are constructed not modeled goofy!!!

The last pair delivered to me were rather like very short pajama bottoms with a draw string waist, a button on the fly, and the legs about two or three inches below the crotch. They were made of very heavy cotton, rather like the material used for tee-shirts, only much thicker. They were navy blue, and I used them for years to buff up the shine on my shoes!

[Morris at Heathfield]

I'm glad to see this subject has finally been broached. When I first became interested in my Scottish ancestry in the late '80s, I distinctly remember reading about these kind of trews, although I cannot, for the life of me, recall where I found the reference. When I attended my elementary school's international night, dressed in makeshift Highland regalia, I had no trews, as such, but I made do with what were then being marketed as "Bermuda shorts", but would more properly have been called "madras shorts". I must have been asked The Question at some point, because I recall lifting my kilt to show a parent the pastel plaid shorts I was wearing underneath.

I am aware of a couple photographs of trews from a vintage kilt outfit made by the Hallenstein Bros. of New Zealand. I don't recall where I found them (except that it was through the XMTS forums), and I can't seem to find them online any longer. However, I downloaded the images, so I guess I'll upload them and post them here for the curious:

[Chirs]

G I Joe!!!!!!

(Sorry I couldn't resist. Signed Major Boo Boo)

No, thank you. It was killing me that no one seemed to get the joke (or didn't think it worthy of comment )

[Harold Cannon]

Thanks for posting those pics. I can see where these would come in handy. Like marching in a parade as part of a pipe band on a windy day!

[Lallans]

Vive les sous-vetements!