Putting on a Plaid!

[Steve Ashton]

Thanks for sharing! I would be very interested as to what your ordinary Highland man would've been wearing in the 17th and early 18th centuries ... which is one reason why I continue to learn from this forum!

Best wishes.

You have to remember that from the beginning of the 17th century and the end of the 18th centuries was 200 years. There can not be said to be one common or enduring fashion that would span that entire time. Those 200 years saw as much change in fashion as the last 200 years have.

But if you want to think of the dress of the common man think American Revolution for the 17th century, and Robert Burn and Sir Walter Scott for the 18th century.


Depending on the class, occupation, religion, and specific area, probably something like these -













A kilt in Scotland during those 200 years would be about as rare as a kilt on the streets in Scotland, outside of the tourist areas,are today.