#belted plaid

[sirdomo4]

Does anybody know of any good place to get a lot of woolen plaid? I need to get myself a kilt.

[clancarruthers]

Scottish Antiquaries say Tartan worn Before 1500 A.D.

Scottish Antiquaries say Tartan worn Before 1500 A.D.

Clan Carruthers Int Society CCIS

    Scottish Antiquaries show The Tartan worn Before 1500 A.D.

  THE HIGHLAND KILT AND THE OLD IRISH DRESS.

    ( this text is rough to read, it is transfered straight from the book Ulster Journal of Archeology)

  In a new Paeudodozia Epicdemica  written—

and certainly such a work is not altogether unrequired, even at the present enlightened era—the kilt…

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The belted plaid (or a plaid worn belted) is a large blanket-like piece of fabric which is wrapped around one's body with the material pleated or, more accurately, loosely gathered and secured at the waist by means of a belt. Typically, a portion of the belted plaid hangs down to about the knees with the rest of the material being wrapped up around one's upper body in a variety of ways and pinned or otherwise secured to keep it in place.

The belted plaid was a standard item of men's Highland dress from the late 16th century until the middle of the 18th century. It was also the precursor of the modern tailored kilt.

Source: Wikipedia.