17th Century Scottish garb

[Mark E.]

In short, for any folks who place the knowledge that they have twice the fabric in their garment as the other guys around them above comfort and historical precedent, an 8 yard feilidh-mor is exactly what they'll want. For folks that place comfort, practicality, and historicity first, four or five yards is all you're ever likely to need. To each their own.

Yup. Not as though they had the same sizes as we apply to the mass manufactured clothing of today...Never have had a comfort issue though.

Historically...One of the reasons I got out of the scene before the 17th century-it was the devil to find a proper wig for a reasonable price, and as no gentleman of the era would be caught without one...I suppose the attitude was misplaced. One can be as historically accurate as they want to be...or not.

[Ryan Ross]

Historically...One of the reasons I got out of the scene before the 17th century-it was the devil to find a proper wig for a reasonable price, and as no gentleman of the era would be caught without one...I suppose the attitude was misplaced. One can be as historically accurate as they want to be...or not.

True... save that a poor Highland man (the type most likely, by far, to be wearing a feilidh-mor) would have been more horrified at the price of a wig than you are. I'll bet my bottom dollar on that.

...if a man can't afford the fabric waste necessary to make a pair of p@nts, we can assume that he'd settle for a bonnet, rather than a powdered thatch of horse hair. If you want to look like most gentleman of the period, the feilidh-mor isn't for you anyway.

[The Thirsty Viking]

This is my Faire Garb, because like my esteemed colleague, Nighthawk pointed out, I dont wear my kilt in the forge (mostly due to their synthetic nature, and the desire to keep the wool ones nice). Plus... I get to honor my Norse ancestry a bit!

[Nighthawk]

This is my Faire Garb, because like my esteemed colleague, Nighthawk pointed out, I dont wear my kilt in the forge (mostly due to their synthetic nature, and the desire to keep the wool ones nice). Plus... I get to honor my Norse ancestry a bit!

I love the tunic, man! That looks sharp!

And Viking- we had talked about this before, and because I can't remember where and feel like highjacking the thread, here's a picture of my sons drinking horn!