I only wear a great kilt with historic dress, not modern, so no brooch for me. Also Im only doing 18th century, so no brooch, they had fallen out of fashion long before.

I have an extra strip of cloth on my jackets and waistcoats that allows me to tie the upper portion of the great kilt to the garment.

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My new plaid, I am going to get a bit fancier with things, perhaps even making a rosette like this:

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