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Highland soldier in 1744, an early picture of great kilt, with the plaid being used to protect the musket lock from rain and wind.. The belted plaid (breacan an fhéilidh) or great plaid (feileadh mòr), also known as the great kilt, is likely to have evolved over the course of the 16th century from the earlier "brat" or woollen cloak (also known as a plaid) which was worn over a tunic (the ...
A kilt can be pleated with either box or knife pleats. A knife pleat is a simple fold, while the box pleat is bulkier, consisting of two knife pleats back-to-back. Knife pleats are the most common in modern civilian kilts. Regimental traditions vary.
A Souliote warrior wearing fustanella, by Louis Dupré.. Fustanella (for spelling in various languages, see chart below) is a traditional pleated skirt-like garment that is also referred to as a kilt worn by men in the Balkans.
The sporran (/ ˈ s p ɒr ə n /; Scottish Gaelic for 'purse'), a traditional part of male Scottish Highland dress, is a pouch that functions as a pocket for the kilt. Made of leather or fur, the ornamentation of the sporran is chosen to complement the formality of dress worn with it.
The sgian-dubh (/ ˌ s k iː ən ˈ d uː / skee-ən-DOO; Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [s̪kʲənˈt̪u]) – also anglicized as skene-dhu [1] – is a small, single-edged knife (Scottish Gaelic: sgian) worn as part of traditional Scottish Highland dress. It is now worn tucked into the top of the kilt hose with only the upper portion of the ...
Dutch military personnel wearing sarong, 1949 Three women wearing sarongs in 1905. A sarong or a sarung (Malay pronunciation:, / s ə ˈ r ɒ ŋ /) is a large tube or length of fabric, often wrapped around the waist, worn in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Western Asia, Northern Africa, East Africa, [1] West Africa, and on many Pacific islands.
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