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    Depiction of belted plaid from the 1742 "Cloathing Book" of the British Army:



    Philabeg ca. 1750:



    Philabeg ca. 1775:



    In all cases note that the pleats are obviously in the front part of the kilt! In the last example, rather crisp box pleats....
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    Finally, one of the clearest examples of all-round pleating - Lord George Murray painted around the time of the `45 Rebellion:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Woodsheal View Post
    Finally, one of the clearest examples of all-round pleating - Lord George Murray painted around the time of the `45 Rebellion:
    Brian, in looking at many period examples of belted plaids (such as you've provided, etc), I think it's the nature of the beast (so to speak) that they end up pleated all the way around.

    I wonder when tailored kilts took on the apron in front?
    Late 18th century? Certainly by the Victorian era they were the norm.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BoldHighlander View Post
    Brian, in looking at many period examples of belted plaids (such as you've provided, etc), I think it's the nature of the beast (so to speak) that they end up pleated all the way around.

    I wonder when tailored kilts took on the apron in front?
    Late 18th century? Certainly by the Victorian era they were the norm.

    By the 1780's-90's the flat aprons were evident in portraiture and surviving kilts. If the earlier plaids and philabegs were utilizing drawstrings, as many now postulate, the all-round pleating makes sense, as you say, as one would be scrunching 3-4 yards of fabric along the cord around your waist....
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