Tidbits About the Scots
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Why did Scots wear Kilts?
Scottish Highlanders had been wearing garments of plaid-patterned fabric for over 400 years. In the soggy bogs of the Highlands, trousers were impractical - for health reasons as well as comfort. Wet clothing wouldn't have dried in the damp conditions of most homes. Even early shoes were designed with the perforations in the uppers to allow water to escape. Though tartans don't appear to have been used as clan identification prior the the early 1800s, the forerunner to the kilt is a male garment like ancient Roman clothing.
Highlanders have worn "skirts" since pre-medieval times. The precursor to the kilt was or belted plaid. It consisted of a large rectangle of tartan wool that was worn pleated around the waist and held in place with a belt.
Credit for the widespread popularity of all things Scottish, especially tartans, must go to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, who built Balmoral Castle in the mid-1840s. Prince Albert designed Balmoral tartan for use in the castle, and it appeared in a variety of forms: from rugs to linoleum to upholstery and drapes - even the uniforms of the household staff.
Did Scots invent the Bagpipe
Why did Scots wear Kilts?
Scottish Highlanders had been wearing garments of plaid-patterned fabric for over 400 years. In the soggy bogs of the Highlands, trousers were impractical - for health reasons as well as comfort. Wet clothing wouldn't have dried in the damp conditions of most homes. Even early shoes were designed with the perforations in the uppers to allow water to escape. Though tartans don't appear to have been used as clan identification prior the the early 1800s, the forerunner to the kilt is a male garment like ancient Roman clothing.
Highlanders have worn "skirts" since pre-medieval times. The precursor to the kilt was or belted plaid. It consisted of a large rectangle of tartan wool that was worn pleated around the waist and held in place with a belt.
Credit for the widespread popularity of all things Scottish, especially tartans, must go to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, who built Balmoral Castle in the mid-1840s. Prince Albert designed Balmoral tartan for use in the castle, and it appeared in a variety of forms: from rugs to linoleum to upholstery and drapes - even the uniforms of the household staff.
Did Scots invent the Bagpipe