19th century shoes/footwear

[OC Richard]

Thank you Richard for the research and time you took to post all of these.

In addition to all of the shoes, I find the consistent kilt length to be quite telling as well. Of course all things change, but different artists, of different subjects, and I am assuming in different locals, all show the length of the kilt clearly at the top of, or slightly above, the knee.

You're very welcome!

Yes it's amazing, isn't it, to go to a modern Highland Games and see how low kilts are, and how high hose are, in Pipe Bands especially. The military though retains older look of slightly higher kilt and somewhat lower hose, showing more knee, precisely as we see in that c1780 Highland officer above.

[Downunder Kilt]

You're very welcome!

Yes it's amazing, isn't it, to go to a modern Highland Games and see how low kilts are, and how high hose are, in Pipe Bands especially. The military though retains older look of slightly higher kilt and somewhat lower hose, showing more knee, precisely as we see in that c1780 Highland officer above.

This is my item as well OC Richard, nothing worse than seeing it at a Highland event