Characteristics of Scottish dress~~?

The kilt has its origins in an ancient garment called the kilt. It is a kilt that goes from the waist to the knee and is made of tweed with large, continuous squares of cloth. A Scottish national costume consists of a knee-length kilt in tweed, a waistcoat in a matching color and a tweed jacket, and a pair of long knitted thick socks. The skirt is fastened with a wide leather belt, under which hangs a large fanny pack in the center of the front of the tweed skirt, and sometimes a tartan blanket is draped diagonally over the shoulders and held in place by a card at the left shoulder. To the foreign traveler, the chequered skirt worn by the Scots does not appear to be much different, but in fact it is not. Although the fabrics used are all patterned with chevrons, each has a different design. Some have a large red background with a green striped chevron; others have a dark green background with light green stripes. Some have smaller plaids and some have larger plaids. Some are brightly colored, some plain. Residents of the Scottish Highlands in the celebration of the gala, always wearing a beautiful square skirt, playing the happy bagpipes, dancing "Cintrubhas" dance.

The plaid on the kilt, there is a "grid" a class, said "kilt is equal to a history of the British Empire", really no exaggeration. It is said that the British Scottish Plaid Register Association recorded hundreds of different plaid patterns, some named after surnames, representing different Scottish families. Black and gray plaids are known as "government plaids". There were also tartans made especially for royalty, and the nobility wore tartans known as "noble tartans" because of their high status. In the 17th and 18th centuries, when wars were fought between tribes in the Scottish Highlands, men on the battlefield were identified by the tartan they wore, a bit like today's military uniforms.

Freedom to wear a skirt

On the battlefield, dressed in a kilt Wallace and his Scottish insurgents, lifted up the skirt, with the buttocks of the English army about to go to war, in order to show the humiliation of ------ this scene can be used as a vivid display of the personality of the Scottish maverick. The kilt is no longer just a soft daughter's costume, but can also become a masculine and heroic battle dress.

History

The history of the kilt can be traced back to the 16th century, and the word kilt is derived from the ancient Scandinavian word for folded and wrapped clothing. In the earliest days, it was the clothing of the Scottish Highlanders. In its original form, it was a piece of uncut fabric more than 1.5 meters wide and 6 meters long, folded and wrapped around the body and secured with a belt around the waist. In order to cope with the rainy and cold climate, there was also the practice of soaking the fabric in goose oil to make it waterproof.

This attire was well suited to the climate and terrain of the Highlands. The lower half of the body looked similar to today's kilt, which was more comfortable than pants and allowed for freedom of movement; the upper half of the body could be used as a cloak to keep out the cold, and with the belt open it was a blanket.

After the 19th century, this traditional dress of the Highlanders was also gradually accepted by the people of the underground, and became a symbol of the Scottish national identity.