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Here is a section of "Authentic History of the Kilt" by Lady Nancy A. MacCorkill. She describes the strength of a man in a Kilt and puts the Kilt into historical perspective.

HISTORY OF HIGHLAND DRESS - MAINLY THE KILT

Highland dress and the tartan are among the most powerful, romantic and dramatic of all the symbols of Scotland. It has been claimed that 'a man in a kilt is a man and a half' their really is something about the wearing of the kilt that confers extra stature on its owner. It is absolutely no coincidence that the kilted 51st Highland Division was rated by the Germans as the most formidable of all the formations they came across during the First World War. Certainly the British government had no doubts on the matter when, after the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie, they banned the use of Highland dress and the tartan, which they clearly saw as an incitement to further subversion. Offenders were killed or sent to the colonies. The form of Highland dress has always owed much to the army and it was the Highland regiments which kept the kilt and the tartan alive until at last, in 1782, their use was once more permitted. Before that time, Scots were only permitted to wear any Scottish wear, if they joined the British Armed Services. Pipers were permitted to wear their kilt, but usually in a Regimental color. Other service men, - most were permitted to wear the balmoral with their clan badge on it. A high price to pay to wear highland clothes, laying their life on the line to do it.

Nowadays, the kilt is seen as the national dress of Scotland. In fact, it started life as NO SUCH THING, being entirely confined to the Highlands. The Lowlanders, who have always made up the majority of Scots, regarded what they considered a "barbarous" form of apparel with'loathing' and 'contempt' and conferred the opprobrious term of 'redshanks' on the Highlanders, who were, they reckoned, what we would now term 'blue' with cold. But today anyone with the smallest claim to Scots ancestry (and not a few without) proudly wears the kilt; even Lowland chiefs and their followers vie with their Highland counterparts in a way which their forfathers would have found incomprehensible and appalling.

The kilt itself in its original form was a very basic garment which required neither the trouble of tailoring nor the frequent replacement which a pair of breeches needed. The tartan cloth forming a piece of material some 2 yards in width by 4 or 6 yards in length. This was known variously as the Breacan, the Feileadh Bhreacain and the Feileadh Mor - the big kilt, usually referrred to in English as the belted plaid.

The Celtic Kilts that include family colours are worn in Scotland and Ireland. The family colours are a special addition to the Kilt. These colours were added to Kilts in the 1800s.

There are many great Kilt designs. Utilikilts are great for hiking and camping. Many of the other Kilt companies make every day styles. Visit the Links to see a selection of Kilt makers.

Whether a Kilt has colour or not is not as important as how good you feel in it. Choose a Kilt that matches your tastes and comfort. While Kilts are considered a good way for men to begin wearing skirts in America, in Europe men consider Kilts just another men's garment and do not limit themselves to the Kilt. Enjoy Kilts and remember that they are just one type of skirt. There are many other skirt types out there.