The upper garments (doublets,waistcoats, coats) of 17th and 18th C. highlanders - especially the clan "gentlemen" - reflected the fashions in vogue in Europe at the time, though these fashions tended to survive longer in the remote Highlands when they were considered outmoded elsewhere.
The only major difference seen is when the highland coats and waistcoats of the 1700's were cut shorter to accommodate the bulk of the belted plaid....
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