Quote Originally Posted by An t-Ileach
Surely there were enough Scots who built America, and contributed to its culture (psalm singing, for example, or Gaelic in North Carolina) for the kilt to qualify as an American garb that was there before denim jeans were invented?

I'd have to agree. While kilts have been around for a good long time, Jeans weren't worn for must else besides work until the last hundred years or so.

here is a link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeans