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12th November 07, 05:11 AM
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Names of places and highland attire
I've noticed many fellow kilties here have fun with the spellings of various parts of the highland attire we all like to wear so much.
I thought it might help to remember that they're mostly named for places in Scotland:
The name of the jacket with gauntlet cuffs is an Argyll, from the region of Argyll on the west coast.
A variant on this jacket (Prince Charlie cuffs) is the Braemar, from the town of Braemar, home of the famous Braemar Gathering.
The other variant (plain cuffs) is the Crail jacket, from Crail in Fife, east of St Andrews.
The kilt with the funny pleats is the Kingussie, from the c1820 kilt with this type of pleats in the Highland Folk Museum, Am Fasagh, Kingussie.
The bonnet is a Balmoral, as in Balmoral Castle, the Scottish home of the Queen.
The kilt belt is sometimes called a Montrose belt, from Montrose, on the east coast between Dundee and Aberdeen.
Hope this helps!
best regards
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