1820's style tailored plaid question

[OC Richard]

Thanks Peter for those photos! So interesting to see the civilian version.

I knew that the military adopted what they called "belted plaids" for Full Dress around 1800 when the little kilt moved from being the soldier's undress/fatigue kilt to being their only kilt when the breacan-an-feileadh was abolished.

The military version, from period images of it being worn, was narrower, not coming round the sides to the front like the one linked to.

At least until Full Dress was abolished in 1914 officers continued to wear this "belted plaid", a complex garment which had purled fringe all around, fastened with an ornate brooch, when kilted. (When in riding breeches officers wore the long plaid which wrapped around the torso.)

This whole time (c1800 to 1914) Other Ranks wore a simpler belted plaid, not fringed, and having a loop at the top which fastened to the left-shoulder epaulette button.