With the recent thread regarding Jacobite shirts, I started to wonder what the origin of the shirt really was. I seem to remember reading somewhere that the 'Jacobite' shirt is a modern invention designed for the Ren Fair type market.

Is this true? Or does the shirt have some type of historical pedigree? In addition, is it in any way associated with the jacobite movement from the 18th century, or I am just wayyyyyy off base?

I personally do not own one, and think that they look a bit too Ren Fair for me ... of course I always wanted to be a pirate though ... arrrrrrrr.

Brian Mackay