History of Scotland series online

[tripleblessed]

My dog seems to get distracted by the side trails. It's way late in the night here, Terry. Your more on-point post went up while I was typing mine(I'm excruciatingly slow). On re-reading I was attempting to agree with that position, while allowing that many wore other dress, as station, purse, and taste dictated. I was not as clear as I intended to be that what people wore to receive the king was in reasonably long and wide-spread usage, and that what came out of the visit was clearly based in that usage.
That said, it is clear that Scott had his own agenda, and he clearly did put his
own spin and direction on all he did around this.

I think it was Jock that said most were just trying to stay warm, and wore whatever they get, my very poor paraphrase, but I think
that heads in the direction of reality. Those who could did wear these types of garments. Before Scott. Before Culloden and the ban.

[BoldHighlander]

My dog seems to get distracted by the side trails.

Mine has been known to follow another scent too, from time to time!

It's way late in the night here, Terry. Your more on-point post went up while I was typing mine(I'm excruciatingly slow). On re-reading I was attempting to agree with that position, while allowing that many wore other dress, as station, purse, and taste dictated. I was not as clear as I intended to be that what people wore to receive the king was in reasonably long and wide-spread usage, and that what came out of the visit was clearly based in that usage.

No worries mate!

That said, it is clear that Scott had his own agenda, and he clearly did put his own spin and direction on all he did around this.

Indeed!