Show us your Vintage Kilt Photos

**figheadair** · 28th April 11, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

A piper of the Cameron Highlanders wearing a belted plaid

He's wearing a kilt and shoulder plaid not a belted plaid.

**SlackerDrummer** · 29th April 11, 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by figheadair

He's wearing a kilt and shoulder plaid not a belted plaid.

Belted plaid in this case meaning the equivalent of a drummer's plaid, not meaning a great kilt.

**Coastie** · 3rd July 11, 11:34 PM

Happened on this photo of Scottish POWs in World War I. Hope that is vintage enough.

**Mike_Oettle** · 5th July 11, 01:53 PM

Interesting picture, Coastie. But unfortunately it is a black-and-white (or sepia) print that has been coloured by hand, and by an artist with little knowledge or understanding of tartan, so it is somewhat unreliable.
The kilt aprons look rather white, but my understanding is that they were made of khaki cloth.
Regards,
Mike

**OC Richard** · 30th July 11, 05:19 AM

Originally Posted by Coastie

A very interesting photo, but marred by funky colouring.

Their Gordon Highlanders capbadges have been painted gold with red backgrounds. One of the Glengarry's (black) bindings has been rendered red and gold. The overcoat has been painted French blue. The kilt aprons have been painted light grey (instead of light khaki). And the plaid of the kilts is completely fanciful.

It does show something that's seen in many WWI photos of Highlanders, that is Scottish pattern tunics and English pattern tunics mixed in the same unit.

**OC Richard** · 30th July 11, 05:08 AM

Originally Posted by figheadair

He's wearing a kilt and shoulder plaid not a belted plaid.

The rather complex garment consisting of a square of tartan, fringed on three sides, the fourth side pleated and attached to a narrow cloth belt (which went round the waist), the fringed side opposite the belt having a triangular fringed tab of tartan which was put through the jacket's epaulette, was consistently referred to as a "belted plaid" in vintage Highland Dress catalogues from the 1920s through the 1950s.

It's nowadays usually called a "drummer's plaid" in pipe bands, though this is a misnomer, as it was worn not only by drummers but also by sergeants and officers in Full Dress. I"ve also seen it called an "evening plaid" in connexion with civilian attire.

(Not to be confused with the breacan-an-feileadh of the 18th century, or the modern "fly plaid".)