Our Tartan historian Peter, tells us that there are simply no historical examples of what today is called a "Great kilt". None, not even in museums.
So what are sold as "great kilts" are some individual's interpretation, or guess, of what it "may" have been. The truth is, we simply don't know.
It may have been a heavy blanket like the Irish Brat -
Or like an Hudson's Bay trade or army blanket, worn as what is historically documented as a matchcoat -
You can see examples of this style of garment in just about every human culture. Some are very, very old and yet amazingly decorative-
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And some are worn pretty close to what we think of as great kilt. -
So I would not spend too much time worrying over being 100% historical accuracy and just enjoy the garment. No one can tell you that you are wrong.
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