Day/Laird's Plaid

[EldarKinSlayer]

A dream come true !

Honour to my Lindsay Branch !






Best,

Robert

YOU Sir, are an inspiration to us lesser mortals!

[Andrew M. Stewart]

A dream come true !

Honour to my Lindsay Branch !






Best,

Robert

VERY nice sir!!

[Andrew M. Stewart]

After the invention of the philbeg and the proscription on highland dress dropped the belted plaid wasntvworn much. Most of these guys here were army pipers. These pictures were for the most part taken at the beginning of the 20th century. The only people wearing the philimor in the 20 century were most likly re- enactors, running around various highland games with their faces painted blue quoting Mel Gibson at the top of their lungs.

[JSFMACLJR]

After the invention of the philbeg and the proscription on highland dress dropped the belted plaid wasntvworn much. Most of these guys here were army pipers. These pictures were for the most part taken at the beginning of the 20th century. The only people wearing the philimor in the 20 century were most likly re- enactors, running around various highland games with their faces painted blue quoting Mel Gibson at the top of their lungs.

I don't think you are correct, Mr. Stewart. The full plaid ( is that what the philimor is? ) was quite common well into the last century, for both day wear, Court dress, and evening wear. The well-known photograph of my late father at the Argyllshire Gathering certainly shows the plaid being worn.

[Andrew M. Stewart]

The fulle plaid:
Essentialy there are two types of kilt; the Feileadh Mor (also known as Geat Kilt or Breacan Feile) and the Feileadh Beg which is the more common type of kilt. The Feileadh Mor (pronouncied 'phili more'),is really just one length of double width tartan, usually 6-7 yds in length which is gathered into pleats and belted round the waist. The Feileadh Beg is a hand or machine sewn garment which is worn just above the hip and fastened by buckles.
After reading the article posted by the Tartan Museum I think your right innthat I'm wrong about some of the pipers in the pictures in that they are most likley wearing the "Half" belted plaid which is worn with the Feileadh Beg. I think that the folks in your picture are also wearing the Feileadh Beg with a form of shoulder plaid.

http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/plaid.htm

http://www.gaelicclothing.com/plaids.htm

So apologies and I do stand corrected.