Quote Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown View Post
I think that if you were to group the pictures by era, you'd see that the gentlemen are dressed very much according to the "rules" of the time in which they lived. Seeing these pictures out of sequence tends to give the impression that there were no standards of dress, in much the same way half a dozen baseball cards from the teens, 30's, and 70's might give the casual observer that there were no "rules" regarding the uniforms worn by ball players.
Good point. My original post may have suffered from imprecise language - sorry about that. I just was noting that the "rules" may not have been as imuttable throughout all time as some may think, and therefore giving support to some (but maybe not all!) of the modern versions of kilts.

I'm not trying to start a debate. Just a variation on "thinking out loud". Feel free to ignore.