Originally Posted by
BadenochWolf
You just cut to the heart of the issue for me: the pith helmet was a part of a military uniform in previous generations, but not civilian dress. Why is one ahistorical affectation bad and the other not?
While certainly most notable as part of the kit for military units stationed in the tropics, the pith helmet wasn't solely used as part of military uniform. I believe the term "Bombay bowler" was often used to refer to civilian pith helmets used in tropic regions.
It is also worth noting that military uniforms have often influence civilian dress. This is no different for highland dress. I am pretty sure that the two straps on the right hip so often seen on modern kilts come from the high waisted military kilts where the top of the kilt came to the bottom of the rib cage, making the second strap necessary for a proper fit. Even though civilian kilts don't have that military rise, the two straps carried over to civilian dress.
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Last edited by Panache; 8th September 14 at 05:21 PM.
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