Quote Originally Posted by Leprechaun-91 View Post
When we view the "traditional" kilt, we fail to remember that what we see is what it became after proscription. Highlanders didn't wear pretty P.C. jackets with jabbots. They certainly didn't wear buckle brogues. We are viewing things through the filter of a revived (if not romanticized) style of dress that originated as the practical dress of the rough - and - tumble working man.
That is the sentiment that I've been searching myself for. Well put, thank you for saying it.