Quote Originally Posted by Chef View Post
Well the way we know it didn't descend from the woollen plaid is the inventor specifically said it didn't. It descended from cargo shorts. You can check their website. For practical reasons it has some features that are similar to a kilt but that is it. Pick-up trucks and coupes have many similar features but no confuses them.
I believe what the inventor actually said is that he made up the first Utilikilt from a pair of cargo shorts. This, however, is neither here nor there. After the WWII a lot of wedding dresses were made from silk reclaimed from parachutes. Does this mean they weren't wedding dresses? Of course not.