i know this has been discussed in the past, but with no viewable images i'm lost. How was the great kilt fastened or secured to the shoulder? Understand from knowledgeable members a Bodkin would have been used and brooches not so much. So attaching the extra material up the back, or attaching both front and back with a bodkin would be accomplished how?

And with a bodkin i would be making holes in the fabric of the kilt and waistcoat, is this correct? If attaching extra material for the front and back with a Penannular Plaid Brooch i might avoid placing holes in any material, was this done? And finally, would a period correct jacket or waistcoat have epaulettes? And if so, with use of a brooch, could they be used to help secure the kilt, hopefully negating the need to make holes in the jacket/waistkit and possibly the kilt as well? Just thinking that putting together a period kit can come with a dearly high price tag and i'd prefer to not damage any of it from the very start.

Any information on how this was done historically would be most appreciated.

Meanwhile, i will review my small library and try to determine if and how this was done by the Highland Regiments of the period.

Thanks much

Jacques