In the western world, the skirt, defined as an open garment that covers the lower body in a curtain -like shroud, is overwhelming worm by women. However, there is one very notable exception to this rule in the western world, it is called the Kilt. The Kilt itself is an item strongly associated as the national dress of Scotland. Being very noteworthy as a male skirt and being somewhat impractical compared to pants It is often worn only in ceremonial situations. Such as, but not limited to military parades, funerals, university graduations in Scotland.
The History of Kilt is confusing, not to be confused with the ‘great kilt’, which is essentially just a large blanket covering a person’s body from shoulder to knee, it is said that what know understand to be a kilt in modern terms came about in the late 17th or early 18th century. Attributed to the English business owner Thomas Rawlinson, it is said he invented the kilt because currently the used great kilt was too impractical for work in the forests manufacturing charcoal. This story however has been disputed by a number of authors and other historical authorities on three basses.
Firstly, the only source of this story on the invention of the kilt came from a letter written by Ivan Baillie in 1768, a full half century after the alleged invention took place. Secondly, and related to the first point, Mr. Baillie is only source of the story described in the paragraph. And thirdly, all Mr. Rawlinson did to create the kilt was cut the great skirt in half and added a place for a belt to go. There is some archeological evidence that suggests that the native highlander had done this as early as the 1690s.
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