In my never-ending quest for kilt-appropriate civilian spats, I was looking at some of the vintage photos saved on my computer. As I took a closer look at this photo below, it occurred to me that this chap's spats seem to be made from the same material as his kilt.

Unless I'm just seeing it wrong, it appears that the upper portion around his right ankle has the same horizontal lines as the tweed pattern on his kilt, and I might see the same pattern starting at the very bottom of the portion around his right shoe. This would match the size of his tweed pattern, leading me to believe that he had these made to match the kilt.

Does anyone else see it that way? I can't say I've ever seen another vintage/historical photo where this was done. Spats were typically made from felted wool, and non-felted tweed might not be very practical. (Not that I'm considering doing such; just trying to understand the photo.)