Scottish national dress

The Scottish national
costume (Highland
dress) represents a
harmonious combination
of different acsessories,
which makes the
dress is very effective.
Except kilt, it also includes
a sporran, a wide belt
with a massive plaque,
hoses, tweed jacket,
bonnet, kiltpin and brogues.

Kilt is traditional manly skirt
Which made with special
material called tartan
The length is highly important
because kilts worn too long or
too short can make you
look ridiculous.
When first wearing a kilt you
must learn to cross your legs or
keep the knees together when
seated.

Highland shoes (or brogues) were
primitive and more like
Undecorated moccasins, pieces of
hide pulled together round the
ankle with a thong.
These would have been
generally brown in color.
With the transformation of the
Fighting strength, chiefs and
chieftains of the clans in the
second half of the 18th century,
the footwear of the Highlanders
improved and became black polished leather

Winters in Scotland
are very cold,
and the Scottish
usually wore special
warm wool stockings
- hoses. They are made
with a very thick
viscous, although for
the manufacture
of modern analoguesof the wool used in
combination with nylon.

The traditional
Highland bonnet was
and is based upon the
old blue bonnet of the
Scots which can be
found in 16th century
drawings of Highlanders.
The civilian style bonnets was
Worn with Scottish National
Dress and may be of
pale tan, light blue,
dark blue or Lovat green.

Some Highland gentry
still wear checked
tweed kilt jackets.
In general plain
unpatterned cloth is
preferred for kilt jackets.
The color should
compliment that of the
tartan worn.

Usually the tops of
modern kilts are not
designed to be exposed
to view, normally being
hidden by a wide belt with
a metal buckle.
The buckle gives
a chance to display
ornamental work,
particularly of heraldic
design.

A sporran is the bag type with
cured leather with a metal
clasp at the top was
common.
This came back
into use in the Highland
regiments recently with an
interest in historical dress.
sporrans made of the Skots
of small fur animals
The metal clasp gives
opportunity for decorative or
heraldic emblems.