Need some advice for a friend

[Ayin McFye]

I would let you friend know that the kilt is about comfort and convenience. If you think what you're wearing is comfortable and functional then you are being "historical".

You might not be wearing the exact thing that someone would wear a few hundred years ago, but neither is the leather kilt.

If you like wearing your hose with black boots i think that's great if it works for you.

[ardchoille]

If you think what you're wearing is comfortable and functional then you are being "historical".

My feelings exactly! I don't think men thought about "fashion" until the last few hundred years or so. Before that it was "whatever works" and I still feel this way.

[davedove]

My feelings exactly! I don't think men thought about "fashion" until the last few hundred years or so. Before that it was "whatever works" and I still feel this way.

Well, that depends on who you are talking about. For the common man, I would definitely say that was a true statement. Although, some of them might have had a better set of clothes if they could afford them for special events.

If you consider the aristocracy though, men were often at the forefront of fashion. This would only have been a small subset of all men though.

I have a friend who says:
Is there anything backed by history that I can tell him (he'll listen if it has history backing it)?

You can always challenge him to show his evidence for his position. I'll bet he can't find anything to support it.