Thread: Kilts!

Originally Posted by MickR

I'm off for a bit now, but before I go, I'll just add, I’m all for the Kilt, and as far as traditional Welsh dress goes, it was a 19th century invention based on farmers wives field clothing. All well and good, as that seemed to have taken off, and it was in aid of national identity, but the ‘traditional’ dress invented for men, in particular for the rich mining magnates, wife’s, harpist (it was the wife that did all the 'inventing' of traditional dress) never took off, and was a bit of a mish mash at best. I’m all for re-inventing the Welsh men’s costume and having a Kilt as part of the ensemble. Maybe I ought to write to the Welsh Assembly and have them put it to the vote . The Kilt would be just as valid as the rest of the traditional dress worn by Welsh women. :0


Mick

Not just the women Mick!