Originally Posted by
English Bloke
I think the Great Kilt has a place and the Small Kilt has a place but as stated they are from different historical periods.
Woodsheal's point, with which I agree, is that both forms are contemporaneous, from the same historic period. My further point is that the latter survived in more-or-less continual usage in some degree to become "traditional" while the former did not. The only thing "wrong" with the Great Kilt is "Well, it's no longer fashionable and we don't do it anymore".
Even though some elements of traditional/contemporary dress are intended to "remind us" of things from the 16-1700s. You know, like short-waisted doublets; epaulettes and gauntlet cuffs on Argyle jackets; "ghillie brogues" recalling the hillmens' pampooties; fly plaids and pipers' plaids; and so on.
We want to recall those modes of dress, but we would never DREAM of actually allowing them to REMAIN acceptable in their original forms.
Last edited by Dale Seago; 17th April 12 at 05:54 AM.
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