Quote Originally Posted by davedove View Post
Exactly, the great kilt was an everyday working garment. Granted, a highlander would probably put it on in the morning and keep it on until he went to sleep, so there wouldn't be a lot of on and off. I even question the popular method of laying the kilt on the ground to pleat it. It would seem to me that if you were outside on a wet morning, you wouldn't want to be laying on the ground to put your kilt on. There must have been some field expediant method of donning the kilt that didn't involve all that.

Now, if a person is trying to get nice even pleats, it might take a while. The average highlander may have taken that kind of care if he was going to see someone important, but it wouldn't be practical for day to day wear.

Of course, since they wore one every day, they would be very practiced in donning it.
i agree, it was at first daily garment not dress like.