austria in progress

[macwilkin]

A great article dealing with the early history of the kilt, from our own Matt Newsome:

http://www.albanach.org/kilt.html

Cheers,

Todd

[Tim Walker]

I have to wonder if this is a brief fad, or if this will actually encourage men to try the kilt.

[GMan]

I have to wonder if this is a brief fad, or if this will actually encourage men to try the kilt.

If it is a fad, I do not care, I plan on being kilted all my life!

[mcnice]

yes true bubba. i had to except antique ages. maybe u know about it, but i ve read that the french revolutionaries wanted to wear something different from the monarchists: the famous "sans culottes"...

[bubba]

Yup, the French Revolution was one stage, but it was more a matter of style and name/description.The origins of bifuracted garments is far older and probably goes back to ancient China, like many other developments. Now that I think about it, the Ice Man, an ancient mummy found frozen in the mountains, was wearing hide trousers. They go back a long way as a practical development for certain climatic and societal situations.