Trews or Tartan Trousers: Similarities or Differences?

[Braw Cathairneach]

I may need to forgo my kilt for trews. ‘tis been close to a half-century since I competed in hunter/jumper events, therefore the traditional military fishback trews are unlikely to accommodate my stout frame.

Can anyone opine or recommend trews options? How odd might it appear to wear tartan trousers with kilt jackets vis-à-vis traditional fishback military trews?

Any ideas who makes trews? It seems that not every kilt maker makes these things. Measuring for them seems a bit tricky if done by the purchaser and not the vendor.

[kilted redleg]

Braw

Don't know where you're posting from the Scottish regimental shop in Edinburgh sells trews @ this address: https://www.scottishregimentalstore....ring-108-c.asp

You can also in your search engine Robert MacDonald kilt maker if done on you tube you'll be sent to his channel just put in trews - I believe he is beginning to sell trews after giving the history of them.

[Jock Scot]

Campbells of Beauly did a first rate job with making a pair of trews for one of my sons who wore them for the first time the other day. Campbells are a top notch company and make a fine job of tailoring, but be warned, they are far from inexpensive though!

[Mpfox1733]

https://www.usakilts.com/tartan-trews.html

USA Kilts sells them as well

[OC Richard]

Keep in mind that what we call "trews" today are completely different from the historical garment, the genuine trews.

The original trews were stockings and trousers made into a single garment. The legs were form-fitting all the way up. They were worn with garters in the same manner of kilt hose. Trews were completely different than trousers, which have legs that hang straight all the way down, and lack sewn-in socks.

As far as I know actual trews haven't been worn since the 18th century except by historical re-enactors.

[Padraicog]

My understanding is that modern trews unlike trousers only have seam on the inside of the legs. Trousers generally have seams on both the inside and inside of the legs; quite often there is a chevron effect on the outside leg with trousers which does not happen with modern trews.

Additionally the cut of each is different trews tending to have straight legs a la denims. To my mind trews are much smarter.