17th Century Scottish garb

[Woodsheal]

Hey, since we're on the subject, I've been wondering something about this picture:



Is that really a belted plaid? It looks like he's wearing petticoats or some other form of fluffy stuff underneath. The quality of the picture isn't very good, but it sure looks to me like I can see the bottom edge of 'something' under his skirting. What is that?

I mean, I don't wanna argue with the experts who insist it's a belted plaid, but it sure looks to me like one of the usual skirt-like garments worn all over the British isles at the time.

It looks like a plaid with the upper portion drawn up over his shoulders cloak-fashion. This is one of the advantages of the "great kilt" and very nice on a cold or rainy day! You see the same thing going on in this famous image:



I also think the hem of his yellow-ish shirt (saffron dyed?) is showing below the bottom edge of his plaid. Shirts of the period were knee-length. Or, it could be a colored border added to the plaid itself, another known practice: