I thought I saw in another thread, I think an older one, a post by M.A.C. Newsome saying that MOST early kilts were pleated to the stripe and pleating to sett became the norm in the 20th century. I agree that something like other European nations use regarding regional specialties might not be inappropriate, the notion that a "traditional kilt" is pleated one way seems naive at best. Has the length of a kilt always been standardized as well?

It would seem that a military standard would be the most accurate way of determining "tradition" as such organizations are quite traditional in custom and frequently have written standards that are preserved through the years and the generations.

Bob