Tartan Trews (military style)

[orangehaggis]

Just curious ... how many members of XMarks have or have had traditional military trews (high fishtail back, no side seams)?

I used to have an awesome pair in 16oz Royal Stewart. Alas, I "outgrew" them and sold them to a man who had planned to give them to his son for Highland dancing. However, when the dad got them in the post, he tried them on to discover that they fit him perfectly. He told me that he decided to keep them for himself!!

Mark O - Ohio

[beloitpiper]

I don't have any, but I would lovelovelove some Gordon modern trews.

[Tattoo Bradley]

I've always thought a pair of Henderson moderns would be smashing.

[orangehaggis]

Properly made army-style trews in HEAVY tartan do look fantastic. Mine were made by tartanweb.com out of House of Edgar tartan. I really miss them!

Trews offer a less expensive, but just as traditional, alternative to the kilt as it's easy to dress up for white tie dinners, and dress doon for the games. All you need to do is change your shirt, jacket, tie and shoes per event. No light hose for daywear, dark hose for evening wear, or pricey tartan hose for formal wear. The same goes for sporrans!

This will certainly sound like blasphemy for many Xmarkers, but if you want to go traditional but don't have the money for an 8-yard or historical 4-5 yard boxpleated kilt, sporrans and accessories; trews, in my opinion are the way to go!

Mark O - Ohio

[macwilkin]

Mark,

Count me in wi' the trews supporters -- some day I hope to own a proper pair of trews in either the Argyle (Argyll) district tartan or the MacWilliam/Williamson tartan.

And you are quite right; they are a very nice alternative to the kilt for Burns Suppers, etc.

I'm a trews man, and I'm nae ashamed of it!

T.

[Nervous Jock]

Just curious ... how many members of XMarks have or have had traditional military trews (high fishtail back, no side seams)?

I used to have an awesome pair in 16oz Royal Stewart. Alas, I "outgrew" them and sold them to a man who had planned to give them to his son for Highland dancing. However, when the dad got them in the post, he tried them on to discover that they fit him perfectly. He told me that he decided to keep them for himself!!

Mark O - Ohio

The high fishtail back as you describe it is still worn in Scottish regiments with Scarlet Battledress and was with highland rig with the former it had to have a high back as the jacket is particularly short.