In another recent poll a question was raised about if you'd wear this:



The overwelming response was "No, this is not a kilt" It got me to thinking.

What is a kilt and why? How did it evolve. The traditional wool kilt is wool for warmth, pehaps the length is to prevent is from getting wet whilst prancing through the heather as one stalks his supper. Why the pleats, if it was for warmth (minimum three thicknesses of wool) then why not the front where it's only two thicknesses. Why not two thicknesses all the way around it would use less material. Why knife pleats and not box pleats? And why counter-clockwise?