Mail Call: Kilts!

[Cathal_Flameridge]

Just to fill in the blank here... The long dress jacket was the "day" wear uniform. The long tail of the jacket removed the need for a sporran, thus making it a casual uniform.

How exactly did the long tail of the uniform eliminate the need for a sporran (unless that tail hid cargo style pockets?). I just do not see a day uniform coat jacket holding the necessary pocket space to eliminate the need for a sporran of any considerable size. Sporrans are simply too utilitarian in nature.

The only Kilts that have eliminated the need for a sporran, are the Utilikilts and similar Cargo / Workmans Style Kilts.

[macwilkin]

Check out M. Chappell's Scottish Divisions in the World Wars for a number of photos of First World War Jocks wearing kilts sans sporran, or with the "field expedient" sporran made from a haversack:

http://books.google.com/books?vid=1855324695

T.