I asked a Scotsman that once and with a straight face he told me "because a sheep can hear a zipper a mile away." 😂 It took me a second then I just cracked up laughing and I've never forgotten it. Apparently the Scottish have a great sense of humor.
@charlesmckinley29
Жыл бұрын
This is what I came to post. 👍🏻
@joycebowen8958
Жыл бұрын
@@charlesmckinley29 are you that Scotsman from so long ago?😆
@charlesmckinley29
Жыл бұрын
@@joycebowen8958 nope just hanging out in Redneckistan.
@charlesmckinley29
Жыл бұрын
@@joycebowen8958 have you heard “The Scotsman” song by Brian Bowers?
@joycebowen8958
Жыл бұрын
@@charlesmckinley29 no I haven't! I'll definitely check it out.
@Victoria-dh9vb
Жыл бұрын
I mean, it seems like a very practical garment. • easily accomidates any weight fluctuations • simplistic design • easily modified for different temperatures and weather conditions • fasteners and closures can be as simple or as ornate as the individual desires • bottom stays out of the muck • can double as a blanket in a pinch
@douglasreagan4979
Жыл бұрын
My wife wears a kilt, I dont of course.
@jacqueslheureux9161
Жыл бұрын
U dont love her?@@douglasreagan4979
@cindyknudson2715
Жыл бұрын
@@douglasreagan4979 "Of course" ?
@douglasreagan4979
Жыл бұрын
@@cindyknudson2715 Its a dress...duhhhhhh
@scorpion19142001
11 ай бұрын
And have a quick poke with any lady around.
@Shamelslife
Жыл бұрын
When people ask my brother what he wears under his kilt, he replies “shoes”. Very interesting video! Thank you for all the history! Excellent job!!!
@urnaighean_shamhach
Жыл бұрын
Q: "What's worn under the kilt?" A: "nothing, everything is in perfect working order!"
@Mr.Ekshin
Жыл бұрын
Why DO Scotsmen wear kilts? I always heard it was because sheep can hear a zipper at 50 yards.
@tytn9978
Жыл бұрын
Your brother has a great sense of humour, clearly! I have actually been in the company of lads in kilts, where some adventurous girls have tried to satisfy their curiosity with a very direct exploration. How rude of them, to say the least!
@davidkoehler136
Жыл бұрын
I believe the story goes, it was a blue ribbon!
@kaarlimakela3413
Жыл бұрын
Like blue jeans in America. First designed for hardscrabble labors of burly men, eventually became Dockers denims.
@isabellahodge4162
Жыл бұрын
Why does my Scottish husband wear a kilt? Because his two grannies bought him kilt, jacket etc in 1978, when he graduated, and he's worn it to every wedding, Ceilidh, graduation, random gathering and rugby match (no jacket here, you wear a rugby shirt with your kilt to a match) since. Think how much money that's saved him in suits etc since he got it, and the kilt never goes out of fashion. Most recent outing was to our daughter's graduation....same degree, same university, 45 years apart.
@klondikechris
Жыл бұрын
Wow. My first one lasted only 25 years. And, 50lbs to be honest! My second I've had for a good 30 years.
@victoriamctague3708
11 ай бұрын
And, I imagine, he looks pretty good!
@keithad6485
10 ай бұрын
I guess he did not put on weight as he aged. I haven't worn a kilt for about 20 years for this reason. I have just today ordered a bigger kilt to fit my bigger girth! I am a saddler maker and now making a sporran with a longer strap (my first no longer fits!) Got a St Andrew holding his Cross badge to fit to the sporran.
@Dreznik88
6 ай бұрын
That's awesome I found out I have ties to the Nicholson lowland clan I'm competing for a mature highland games in Alma Michigan and I wanna get the clan Nicholson tartan colors.....
@audiophile1024
Жыл бұрын
Having visited Scotland for vacation, I can attest to the majesty of the country and the kindness of the Scottish people. I'm proud to be an American with Scottish ancestry.
@alicel3992
Жыл бұрын
Me too. American with Scottish ancestry 🤩
@haroldwilson950
Жыл бұрын
@@alicel3992 Aye Lassie, me too...one half. 🤩
@jameslevister153
Жыл бұрын
As an African American with confirmed Scottish roots, my family and I have vacationed in Scotland. It is breathtakingly beautiful. And, each enounter we had with Scots whether casual or visiting businesses such as restaurants was very hospitable. Scotland is a place to cherish.
@charliemac5154
Жыл бұрын
I am proud to be a Scots Highlander with many American friends 🇺🇸🏴🇺🇸🏴🇺🇸❤️
@haroldwilson950
Жыл бұрын
@@charliemac5154🏴 💖Hello friend... We are two ships passing in the night.
@charliemac5154
Жыл бұрын
I am a Highlander and I wear the kilt all over the world just in case (God forbid) I get mistaken for an Englishman…..💙🏴💙🏴
@tommyfred6180
Жыл бұрын
mate anyone with such a low IQ as to mistake a scot for an english man probably thinks your trans. :)
@uraniumu242
Жыл бұрын
Och aye
@charlesfarrell3580
Жыл бұрын
Nasty Scotch racist bigot. Try substituting the n-word or “wog” for “Englishman” and see how that sounds.
@dannyardon1710
Жыл бұрын
The moment they hear the accent that notion would fly straight out the window lol
@newbongsmell9896
Жыл бұрын
My family name is McNabb? I live I'm Georgia in the south eastern United States is McNabb a Scottish name?
@JR-bj3uf
Жыл бұрын
As a piper I wear my kilt quite a bit for a native of the state of Texas. I recently returned from a trip to Scotland where I did wear my kilt. I wore it several times while I played the pipes and all day while touring Edinburgh. People love it, both tourists and locals. At Edinburgh castle I am the subject of many tourist photos. The one thing that happened, that struck me as funny, we were walking through a construction zone that had both streams of traffic concentrated in a very narrow area. I lady passing said, in a broad Scottish accent, "I'll bet yer wearing pants!" t. I was, of course, because I am not going to sit my ass on my dry-clean only kilt. I felt better about my choice when I was in a Kilt makers shop where there was a sign that said "Underwear must be worn with all hired kilts." If you don't like being the center of attention do not wear a kilt in Scotland.
@w.reidripley1968
Жыл бұрын
Or if you're clerking in or running a Highland dress shop. If the one in downtown Pitlochry 40 years ago was any example. (Bought a sgian there -- probably The Scottish Shop, on Googling)
@donnalayton6876
Жыл бұрын
Most people do not know pants are not trousers but are underwear for men.
@Phlegmwahn
Жыл бұрын
If you wear any kind of underwear beneath your kilt it becomes a skirt!
@MegaDeansy
Жыл бұрын
Her quip about wearing pants was more likely an attempt at starting a conversation !
@JR-bj3uf
Жыл бұрын
I might have thought so be we are moving so fast in opposite directions. It was an exceptionally fun and rewarding day.@@MegaDeansy
@tytn9978
Жыл бұрын
I remember asking that question a lifetime ago of a High School teacher who came from Scotland. He replied that the kilt made it easy to identify the Clan, especially when fighting each other. The kilt made movement over rough terrain easier (more freedom for the legs to move in every-which-way direction; AND the kilt could serve as a blanket when sleeping outdoors overnight. All of those made more sense to me than some of the more recent "explanations"!
@micheldubey8737
Жыл бұрын
@@homie3461 7😮
@DuncanofAlba
Жыл бұрын
Now you have the truth! Your teacher was correct!
@icarusbinns3156
Жыл бұрын
@@homie3461 I’ve heard the myth they’d fight naked. How much truth is in that?
@icarusbinns3156
Жыл бұрын
@@homie3461 that’s why I called it a myth. It wasn’t the Ancient Olympics, after all. But there had to be some seed of truth to it
@dickdowdell5813
Жыл бұрын
Your high school teacher was referring to the Great Kilt (Feileadh Mòr) not the post-industrial kilt worn today. The great kilt was essentially multi-purpose uniform and camping gear. My mother's highland family came to America with Flora MacDonald in 1774; and my father's lowland family from Glasgow in the 19th Century.
@brendahansen9358
Жыл бұрын
If I remember the joke correctly there was a Scotsman that had a wee to much to drink at the pub, and he didn’t quite make the trip home so fell asleep under a tree. While pass out two young ladies found him, flipped up his kilt and taking a ribbon from their hair tied a bow around his member, so that when he awoke he would be mortified because he would not remember what he had done. Next morning the Scotsman wakes up and heads back to the pub. The Batman notices the Scotsman’s spry step and questions why he is in such a good mood. The Scotsman comments he was the pretty tipsy last night and want quite sure what happened, but he must have done quite well as he was awarded the blue ribbon!
@hazelpixie56
11 ай бұрын
I remember hearing this song years ago. "Well lad, I don't know where ye been, but I see ye won first prize!"
@myragroenewegen5426
Жыл бұрын
It's so much easier to understand kilts when you realize that they started as hard-working everyday garments for working people. Cross-culturally, we can find so many garments like this that use quality fabric to best value by being some form of multiuse ,convertible fabric shape, rather than tailored as just one single-purpose-built garment. The how-to-wear then becomes as important as the how-to-sew, which assumes a certain amount of shared knowledge and culture between sewist and wearer. when we talk about women's fashion, there's lot said about skirts being restrictive to women and boys looking forward to growing out of dress-and-skirt-style infant clothing and into shorts, then pants, as part of maturity. On the other hand, it seems here that there were whole ways of life people lived where a skirt-like garment truly is the blue jeans of it's day -- the garment you wear to move easily, do work, and exist comfortably. And, of course, we've found plenty of ways to make split-leg garments more unwieldy or confining than thy need to be. Practicality in clothing is a moving target. That's really fun to unpack.
@kittimcconnell2633
Жыл бұрын
fantastic input, thank you
@rebeccachapman6950
Жыл бұрын
I further add as to the practicality of it, when running around the hills, natural elimination, is easier with split legged pants to pull down, or long robes to hike up. As to what you would wear under it, for practicality again, nothing. When working, or marching, why would you wear anything, unless you ride astraddle.
@jessiehermit9503
Жыл бұрын
I don't think that "sewist" is a word. I think the word you're looking for is"seamstress."
@bobbirdsong6825
Жыл бұрын
“Sewist” is the gender neutral term for anyone that sews. A seamstress is the feminine version of someone who makes clothes, and a tailor is the masculine version of someone who makes clothes.
@benibluefoe
Жыл бұрын
Obviously, women's skirts were designed to be restrictive....by males. It's a lot more difficult to be equal and have a voice about your current and future life when you can't properly breathe, walk with ease, or more importantly run from abuse.
@graftonhale9746
Жыл бұрын
I have heard that it's called a Kilt because anyone who calls it a skirt gets 'kilt'. And if that isn't true, it should be! Enjoyed your presentation. Please keep it going.
@davidmitchell7181
Жыл бұрын
I was always told … you can call it a skirt if I’m wearing underwear under it… are you brave enough to find out?
@michaellearmonth3412
Жыл бұрын
My paternal grandfather served with the Gordon Highlanders during World War 1 in the trenches in France. He said the worst aspect of the kilt was the fact that the lower edge would collect caked on mud and then when marching or even walking, the dried muddy edge would swing back and forth rubbing his legs raw.
@deborahbarry8458
Жыл бұрын
I hadn’t thought about that
@C.M.30337
Жыл бұрын
My Maternal Grandfather served with the Gordon Highlanders in WW1 in Germany. I have a picture of him in his full kilt uniform and my brother has the other souveniers he brought back, like the helmet off a dead German officer with the point on top. He's from Wolfhill, near Perth and about a mile from Scone.
@pwblackmore
Жыл бұрын
Yes... but the advantage of having a kilt was - when shells landed nearby - you didn't have to worry about, ahem, 'filling your trousers'
@StephanieFlynn-y3i
Жыл бұрын
@@C.M.30337 My own maternal grandfather said that the Scotttish troops were referred to as "the little ladies from hell". Very tough guys.
@lucylovic
11 ай бұрын
Sounds like bs
@amandaholt5791
Жыл бұрын
Some 25 years ago, at a xmas party, I had the unfortunate luck to witness 5 Scotsmen, in kilts, dance to the Can-can! That is something I wish I could un-see but alas every time I see a kilt the memory comes flooding back!
@victoriaaletaaustria2817
Жыл бұрын
Hahahaha!!! Why dance to that music of all songs?
@MyName-tb9oz
Жыл бұрын
They had bird legs?
@TeaParty1776
Жыл бұрын
Unsee it?! I wish I could unread it!
@amandaholt5791
Жыл бұрын
@@MyName-tb9oz no they were fit officers in the TA (Territorial Army).
@amandaholt5791
Жыл бұрын
@@TeaParty1776 it was just 1 of those parties… I was carrying a sporran as my handbag was in its place & even though I was wearing a ball gown, I spent the last few hours walking around with a bottle of wine down my cleavage! All this was luckily pre cameras on mobile phones.
@florence9556
Жыл бұрын
Your article was fascinating. But watching the auto-captioning service try to figure our your accent was hilarious. Thanks!
@ElizaBeth-ng3pu
Жыл бұрын
As a lover of Scottish history you actually introduced me to new concepts… Which is delightful!
@scotlandunplugged
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant 🙂
@thebeatnumber
Жыл бұрын
Scottish men wear kilts to show off their nice legs.
@barbaracarlsen6475
Жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved this video. Great information. Kilts and pipes are the last things that 2nd/3rd generation Scotsmen have to remember their homeland in the States. Keep the great videos coming.
@dn8036
Жыл бұрын
"A man in a kilt is a man and a half." - Sean Connery
@Janus-fn2uz
Жыл бұрын
Cobblers to that! The reason is because they can not fasten buttons on trousers.
@peaceleader7315
Жыл бұрын
I need breez for my crown jewellery... 😊.
@Old-Sole
Жыл бұрын
A man in a kilt is a woman.
@jessiehermit9503
Жыл бұрын
@@Old-SoleGo away.
@jessiehermit9503
Жыл бұрын
Agreed. 😂😂😂😂
@alexrafe2590
Жыл бұрын
This man must be in entertainment. He’s brilliant and deserves to go far. What a great video. Thank you.
@wendywhite4537
Жыл бұрын
This was so worth waiting for. Thank you for the true history. Keep up with the history and legends please. I love your videos
@scotlandunplugged
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 🙂
@karinwolf3645
Жыл бұрын
Me too!! 😁😁😆😎
@Lizajane14
Жыл бұрын
Kansas City, Kansas…The Hoof GP sent me and I am so glad! Love these stories and have recommended to my family as we are coming to Scotland together in September.
@hayesjulie
Жыл бұрын
And, now we know the rest of the story. About kilts. 😉 Thanks, ever so much!!
@hayesjulie
Жыл бұрын
I'm not a man, but I proudly display the Leslie tartan ****Grip Fast!
@kimberlypatton205
Жыл бұрын
I am enthralled! What a superb channel to show up on my roster! The narration, the history, the magnificent and gorgeous scenery! Thank you for my new found love affair with all things Scotland!
@bcaye
Жыл бұрын
The obvious answer is comfort and sexiness. Any man looks great in a kilt. I know where I live with 90+ F and 90+% humidity, some ventilation around the nethers is very welcome!
@bishopofrustyiron3101
Жыл бұрын
Well done man, very engaging and spoken, great stories and history! Keep em coming!
@shirleylaboy603
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the history lesson, can't wait for the next one. 🙂❤️
@scotlandunplugged
Жыл бұрын
Next one is a bit different, and takes place near a loch 😉
@stevieray7203
Жыл бұрын
I always heard it is a skirt if you wear undies and a kilt if you don’t 🫣
@the-kilted-trucker59
3 ай бұрын
Well my employer says I must wear something under the kilt while working.
@klondikechris
Жыл бұрын
When people (women usually) ask what is worn under the kilt, I say there are 3 possible answers: 1. find someone to tell you, 2. find someone who will show you, and 3. find someone who will let you discover this for yourself! I then ask them (with a twinkle in my eye), guess which one I am? :)
@margaretcottingham5920
Жыл бұрын
Agreed.❤️. Scotsmen are the biggest flirts! Great dancers and generally fun to be around.😍
@the-kilted-trucker59
3 ай бұрын
When a woman asks me the question, I just smile and reply " how warm are your hands?"
@maxinenall9950
Жыл бұрын
This was very interesting 😁 I thought the kilt went farther back in history 😁 Loved seeing the buildings, statues and parks 🥰
@thedingo8833
Жыл бұрын
Well done. Love your sense of humour whilst educating us. Enjoyed that very much thank you for your efforts.
@topowwow
Жыл бұрын
Well, the traditional Greek outfit is also a skirt (foustanéla, which means skirty-thing), and the myth about what is worn underneath is of course the same:D. The Greek version is white for everybody, from heavily pleated cotton, and worn with white wollen stockings. The woollen cape, shaggy or felted, was also used by warriors as a blanket or to sleep on. Sadly, it hasn't been worn as formal wear for over a hundred years...
@keithad6485
10 ай бұрын
Are you suffering PTSD? 😉
@terrykeever9422
Жыл бұрын
Most of the recent history I've found of the kilt said it had been evolving for some time in both the military and some civilian dress from the great kilt to the walking kilt or short kilt before the Englishman altered it a bit more for the workers in his factory into something close to what we have today. Otherwise, I enjoyed your take on its history. I'm in US with ancestors from Clans McIver, Stewart of Bute and MacDonald plus probably more. I was amazed to find we on this side of the pond seem to have more who wear the kilt regularly than Scots do. We also put more stock in family tartans rather than the tartan one likes. And much more pride in genealogy of our Clan history rather than national pride. We are a relatively new country and like to touch our ancestors whether they made the perilous trip through clearances or for religious reasons or whatever. Thank God for Sir Walter Scot or we might never have discover the kilt and all its potential accessories.
@carolphillips8802
Жыл бұрын
What a well-written comment. It's so refreshing after reading so many (often the vast majority of) badly-spelled, grammatically-incorrect, online comments.
@terrykeever9422
Жыл бұрын
Actually I misspelled Stuart of Bute. LOL. Thanks though. I try.
@HansLemurson
11 ай бұрын
Emigrant communities often cling more tightly to their traditions than the people in the old country.
@suellenspencer-eb2nv
Жыл бұрын
Interesting history of the kilt for sure. You look very handsome in yours by the way. Blessings to you.
@MegaDeansy
Жыл бұрын
I just love the feeling you get when dressed-up in the full kit, the sense of prids you feel from knowing it looks great !
@sharonm3677
Жыл бұрын
You are such a treasure! You are so informative, I google for days after watching your videos as it peaks my curiosity about so many things. Kilts and bagpipes make my heart pound! Thank you Robert! ❤❤
@scotlandunplugged
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant. Google can be a fun rabbit hole! 🙂
@notashroom
Жыл бұрын
A couple of years ago, I moved to Franklin, North Carolina, one county south of where my mostly Scottish grandfather was born (mom has the family tartan framed hanging on the living room wall). After I moved here, I found that we have the only tartan museum in the U.S., which was a fun surprise for a place otherwise known for its rocks and hills.
@deborahbarry8458
Жыл бұрын
Franklin NC -> tartan museum!
@DawnDavidson
Жыл бұрын
Wow, that’s cool! Makes sense, since a lot of Scots ended up in the Carolinas after transportation following the Clearances.
@notashroom
Жыл бұрын
@@DawnDavidson yes! I've heard that the Smoky Mountains are very reminiscent of the Scottish Highlands, and that's why so many settled around here.
@sandrawash8875
Жыл бұрын
One of ther largest Scottish Highland Games in the world is held in Boone, NC on Grandfather Mountain. It is awesome! It is always attended by dancers and athletes from all over the world. And the week before the games there is the School of Scottish Arts teaching mostly Highland dancing but also including some Scottish history, songs and some old Scottish Gaelic.
@DrGeorgePBurdell-USN1701
Жыл бұрын
Also, especially in the Appalachians, the Ulster Scots, or Scots-Irish, tended to settle. The Franklin, NC area was a hotbed of Scots-Irish activity as they came streaming down the Great Wagon Road.
@stephenoran2019
Жыл бұрын
Another great lesson/presentation! Thanks for sharing!
@grandmagrace9453
Жыл бұрын
I find it absolutely bizarre that someone would climb the National Monument of Sir Walter Scott to vandalize & deface it with a rainbow flag🤔
@grahamhireme9283
3 ай бұрын
It’s just a flag. The pigeon and seagull shit does more damage
@lisas292
Жыл бұрын
I know this was about kilts but you mentioned bagpipes. I’m from California but ever sense I was a little girl I’ve loved listening to the bagpipes. I would watch the Rose Parade every year hoping that one band was playing them. There’s something so beautiful about their sound. Have you done a video on bagpipe’s? This is my first video of yours.
@scotlandunplugged
Жыл бұрын
Not yet but that’s definitely on my list 🙂
@CalliopePony
Жыл бұрын
I'm American of Scottish descent, and I joke that I got my taste in music from my Scottish ancestors because I love bagpipes!
@Dancestar1981
Жыл бұрын
@@CalliopePonyI love the bagpipes too got lots of Scottish Ancestors
@justanotheroglesby2847
Жыл бұрын
Like not being able to wear awhile the pipes(war drums) also weren’t allowed. Many picked up the violin because it sounded the closest tone wise. I played for almost a decade but only wore a kilt twice
@gotsloco1810
Жыл бұрын
If you really like bagpipes and are still in the the late great State of California, you might check out the Gathering and Games held in Pleasanton over Labor Day Weekend. Closing ceremonies each day are awesome. KZitem videos are available to watch.
@straycat1674
Жыл бұрын
My clan, Clan MacCulloch is said to have a curse upon our ancestral castle “Cardoness” and it is haunted by 3 spirits. A young boy who died in the dungeon, a young girl who is often seen in the upper floors and a woman who has often been seen and even conversed with in the great hall of Cardoness.
@flawedexistence
Жыл бұрын
In the US, UtiliKilts and Kilts made by 5.11 Tactical are fairly common. They are practical and comfortable, apparently. As a woman, I highly approve.
@stacyketner
Жыл бұрын
Yes, my husband has 5 from UtilitiKilts and loves them. He does woodworking and finds them so comfortable to work in. As a woman who loves to wear dresses, I can see how comfortable and practical it is for my husband to wear kilts and not wear restricting pants while working. Also he loves that these have pockets!!!
@Jamcat1000
Жыл бұрын
I think they all look gorgeous wearing the kilt.
@dwuagneux
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. My father’s people came from the Isle of Lewis. Got into a bit of bother, both his mother’s and his father’s ancestors belonged to the group captured at the Battle of Worcester by Cromwell 3 Sept. 1651. They were convicted and sentenced to seven years transportation to Maine in the US. My father was born there 300 years later in a logging camp. I’ve asked him questions about his Scottish ancestors, and his reply was that he and his 10 brothers and sisters were always too hungry to think about anything more than getting through the day. Thanks to you, I am learning a great deal. I really appreciate it. PS I’ve always felt especially badly for the Scots regiments with their bare legs, exposed in the freezing mud of the first world war.
@Meow_Zedong_1949
5 ай бұрын
The Highland regiments in WWI actually wore ladies' tights to protect their legs from the cold mud as well as mustard gas.
@SusieDaw-ix6pv
Жыл бұрын
A young man in Texas, upon discovering his heritage was Scottish, began studying all about Scotland. He said putting on a kilt was hard to do! And wearing it was an experience!!
@Hadassah-KaquoliMReno
Жыл бұрын
I truly enjoyed listening to you! You’ve a gleam in your eyes as you speak. Thank you for sharing this information!
@bethbartlett5692
Жыл бұрын
As a Historian, all I know about the subject: Egyptians wore a type of Kelt wrap, they hail way back in Ancient Time, the Scotts created their own version.
@peteymax
Жыл бұрын
They weren’t really invented by an English man in the 1800’s, the oldest ‘modern’ was found in Ireland dating from the 1500’s but the Gaels and Nordic-Gaels wore a kilt like wrap ‘skirt,’ but yes they were reinvented a lot later as you said. P.S. the city looks amazing in your video.
@narannavan
Жыл бұрын
There's an even older French/Fleming description of Welsh Soldiers in Ghent wearing kilts.
@narannavan
Жыл бұрын
In 1294.
@peteymax
Жыл бұрын
@@narannavan Interesting, many Flemish migrated to the southeast of Ireland and to South Wales too.
@AgnesC1111
11 ай бұрын
They had better dyes in later days.
@MT-kc6rq
11 ай бұрын
Magnus III"Barelegs" d. 1103, so called because he fancied wearing the kilt. Its origin goes a gey while further back than many think.
@harrymills2770
Жыл бұрын
Edit: Sorry for the blather. If you go back 1,000 years or so, I think you see common people in Ireland wearing homespun trews (trousers), and the nobility wearing roomy belted tunics, with a separate cape for bad weather. Trousers use less fabric, but require more work, and short pants or no pants is better if you're in and out of the wet. A roomy, knee-length tunic pulled over your knees at rest is probably warmer than a wet pair of pants. Trousers wear out a lot faster. I can see where an un-tailored bolt of heavy cloth several feet long could be pretty practical all-around clothing 'system,' with a couple of strategically-placed pins. The weather in the highlands is very changeable. It can go from chilly and soaking wet to clear, hot and muggy, very quickly. If you're out and about, it's more about keeping the wind off most of you than worrying about your core temp or blood flow to your extremities (You're moving). So it's not about getting the measurements right for your Eddie Bauer order. Wrap it around your waist a few times when it's hot. It's mostly only touching you on the belt line. Unwind it and make a decent hooded cape out of it when it's raining or cold if there's enough length to it. It's still in use to this day. Some guy out with a blanket wrapped around him... Go back very far, and there's a lot of craft cloth - some of very high quality - but before the industrial revolution.
@colleenpritchett6914
Жыл бұрын
We are speaking of the Scots, not the Irish
@AMJDG
Жыл бұрын
My favorite joke about kilts goes something like this. A boy was eating breakfast, finishing his homework before school with his grandpa while his mother was nearby. The boy asked. "Grandpa, what do women wear on formal occasions?" "Well," Grandpa answered. "Most wear kilts with a tank top, making sure to add a pearl necklace." The mother looked up, exasperated as the grandfather looked at her with a twinkle in his eye. "You'd better tell him the truth," the mother said sternly to her father. "Of course, in your mother's case, she adds matching pearl earrings and goes commando too." The grandfather finished.
@cavendish009
Жыл бұрын
It keeps their "private parts" well-aired and easy to access !!!!
@stephenolan5539
Жыл бұрын
But if they are walking through the moors with the Scottish national flower growing?
@the-kilted-trucker59
3 ай бұрын
@@stephenolan5539 ok, and if the flowers are tall we don't need to scratch more delicate parts. Nature does it for us.😅
@gg110888
Жыл бұрын
Your videos are always interesting…and you’re always entertaining. I’m hooked! ❤😊 keep em coming.
@lechatbotte.
Жыл бұрын
A man in a kilt is a thing that makes my knees go weak. After that I don’t care why they wear them. Lol Ok now I want to see the hoof GP in a kilt ❤
@scotlandunplugged
Жыл бұрын
Haha. He doesn’t have one 😂
@SWExplore
Жыл бұрын
I remember seeing a photograph of a lot of Scottish men posing with the Queen in front center. Looking straight on, you could clearly see that one of the men had is oversized equipment hanging down for all to see. Let me see if I can find that photo. 😀
@stacyketner
Жыл бұрын
My husband likes to pull that picture up when someone starts asking him questions when he's wearing his kilt out and about.
@LeesaDeAndrea
Жыл бұрын
So the plaid was originally based on where your family came from, not on your surname?
@scotlandunplugged
Жыл бұрын
Yeah. The weavers would have been local so certain areas would have their own patterns and tastes. It was around the time of Walter Scott that clan tartans started to emerge.
@5thdimension625
Жыл бұрын
Yes, each clan has their own plaid. I was told this when I traveled to Scotland and bought one in my family’s lineage
@klondikechris
Жыл бұрын
When the local clan chief wanted to form a war party, he would buy the cloth from a local weaver from which kilts were made. Each weaver did a specific tartan, so they became associated with areas. As clans lived in certain areas, they became associated with clans/families.
@glennmullis1477
8 ай бұрын
I absolutely love this video! ❤ Well done sir. 😊 I was introduced to kilts by a new friend in 2013. He died in 2014 - I promised him I would buy myself a kilt. It took 8 months to gather the courage in my southern North Carolina town to wear it. Once I did... 😂 I've never looked back! I absolutely love wearing kilts!! I don't own any jeans or pants anymore... only some shorts, and my kilts. I'm not allowed to wear utility kilts to work, but away from work and every weekend, I'm kilted. ❤
@conningdale8805
Жыл бұрын
Good video. I used to wear a kilt to school cadets one day a week,. Got some strange looks from my fellow Sydneysiders!
@carolphillips8802
Жыл бұрын
I do Scottish Country Dancing, and bought myself a beautiful tartan sash. It is the "Pride of Scotland" tartan, which was invented because it is pretty. I love it. No genuine Scottish clan or connection... Just a lovely tartan.
@thomasarmstrong9327
Жыл бұрын
As a native of the US, I was raised in a society that puts too much importance on the nationality of one's forebears. My surname is of Scots origin, and a relative has traced the family tree as far back as a Scot who came to North America about the time of the American Revolution. And, side note: aside from that line, my ancestry is mostly Germanic. One of my grandparents was born in Germany, to boot. Anyway, as my grandparents lived in Williamsburg Virginia, and as we were keenly aware of the tartan associated with my surname, and as there is a shop focused on things of Scottish origin in Williamsburg, I've known of kilts since I was a wee lad. Not having lots of income, however, the cost of a bespoke kilt made it impractical for me. Several years ago, however, I happened on the concept of a "modern" kilt--the company Utilikilt featured in a news article that crossed my desk. These kilts were--for me, at least--far more affordable and useful (I like having pockets with more capacity than most sporrans). I've had kilts that, despite wearing them almost daily, outlasted a similar dollar figure investment in denim p@nt$ (or trou$ers, if you prefer). An online forum I joined about that time had coding that retyped "pants" as "p@nt$" as if the word is offensive, as a kind of running gag. Why do *I* wear a kilt? Because it's much more comfortable than having that seam of four layers of fabric folded up between my legs, of course! One need not be a cowboy to wear denim jeans, yet many in the US (and, I'm told, abroad) wear denim jeans and boots inspired by western US styles.
@w.reidripley1968
Жыл бұрын
I was surprised to discover 'trousers' is a word from Gaelic, deriving from 'trews.'
@stacyketner
Жыл бұрын
Yes the utilikilts are awesome, my husband has several, he does woodworking and finds it much more comfortable to wear his kilts out in the wood shop than wearing jeans.
@Bombadil83
9 ай бұрын
Best answer to the question "What does a scotsman wear under their kilt?": "Scotland's future."
@420YOUKNOWHO
8 ай бұрын
The nations hope and dreams….
@jonathanstein1783
Жыл бұрын
Healthier for the gear, you know. Better air circulation.
@veheeo720
4 күн бұрын
Simply Splendid Thank You !! 😎💯❤👀🕺🌹🫖🔥⚡🎃✨🪅💎🎩
@billpotmesil
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Some true wisdom within it!
@PM2022
Жыл бұрын
'I mean it IS----a mythical, magical place.' So glad that you added that---and prevented me from stopping the video! Scots are awesome.
@Music_is_Breathing
Жыл бұрын
thanks, this was fun! Half Scottish, as a teen I turned my at-the-knee kilts (actual tartans marketed to girls circa 1950's and '60's) to mini kilts. 1968 SHORT :) my Mom was horrified 😆 I told her that's what you get for making me learn to sew 🤣
@kellybrown8638
Жыл бұрын
My very Scottish Grandmother always said that kilts were worn....."because God gave the Scots exceptionally beautiful legs".
@taniakrause9253
Жыл бұрын
😂
@the-kilted-trucker59
3 ай бұрын
If a guy comments on my kilt, I thank him then follow with God gave me the knees for it. Generally they laugh.
@jamesburnett7085
10 ай бұрын
I am an American of Scottish ancestry who loves our family tartan. I don't wear it, but we use it decoratively in the house, especially during the Christmas season. If you look up the Burnet (also Burnett) tartan you will see why we find it so festive.
@saraross8396
Жыл бұрын
For some reason I now need to see Graeme in a kilt while trimming hooves. Probably not the most practical thing though, plus it's a messy job. One would not want to ruin a garment that's typically used as dress clothes nowadays.
@jmatt56
11 ай бұрын
Nice quick history. My understanding is that Scots,in general, wear kilt for special occasions. Can/Ams wear them because we like to.
@mv7967
Жыл бұрын
You do have a very dry sense of humor. My Scottish connection is from my Mother's side, the Maxwell Clan. I looked up the clan's plaid, I didn't like it much, but it's what it is. I appreciate your saying that alot of tradition comes from outside of Scotland. Yes, bagpipes. I don't understand bagpipes. But like you said, "We're stuck with them." Have a good day.
@mikerilling6515
Жыл бұрын
My favorite Scotsman is in his 80s and anytime somebody has a question that cannot be answered. He says the same thing he says “ of all the articles of clothing that we could’ve chosen to be our national clothing in Scotland. Why did we choose a curtain? “
@scotlandunplugged
Жыл бұрын
😅
@kerrym5424
Жыл бұрын
The show “Outlander” first exposed me to the usage of kilts. I love the scene (I did not like much of the fictional vulgar storylines though, but the clothing, scenery and actors are wonderful) where they’re dying the kilts colors using …. urine! Beautiful colors and Scottish women were not only beautiful and smart, but tough as nails! My utmost respect to them!!! ❤
@maureen9115
Жыл бұрын
Loved that movie at the beginning. Too much graphic sex that progressively got worse as the movie evolved.
@kerrym5424
Жыл бұрын
@@maureen9115 Absolutely agree!
@spidersweb2741
Жыл бұрын
I just came from The hoof gp. And boy am i glad i did you make learning history interesting and thats a first for me 😂 Thank you.
@lisashelley2084
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful video - very interesting
@LaurelGraham-s4q
2 ай бұрын
I can not thank you enough. My grandparents were born in or very near the borderlands (and were colliers and ship builders) but with the name Graham of course members of the family have claimed all kinds of things. I do some genealogical work (the most important work has been done by my Uncle George) but not being there, not being part if life there, it was important to me to be real, to be genuine. You are helping me so much to know what it means and to so much more appreciate my Grandparents Graham. Again, my most sincere thanks.
@scotlandunplugged
2 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙂
@lindasworld5238
Жыл бұрын
❤ This is great! So informative. So... if we wear the kilt of our Mother's clan, and my Grandmother was Campbell, then my boys can wear both the Campbell and Black Watch tartan?
@la_old_salt2241
Жыл бұрын
Wear whatever tartan you like. If you're concerned about it, write the Clan Chief or association president if that Clan has no current Chief, and ask permission. You'll likely get an enthusiastic yes!
@Djynni
Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this video. And thanks for the info that kilts weren't native to Scotland. Very informative.
@grunthostheflatulent2613
Жыл бұрын
Queen: "I say, Sargent Major, is anything worn under the kilt?" Sargent Major: "Nay majesty, it's all in perfect working order..."
@windyloweryking1826
Жыл бұрын
We had a party at our house and the guys all decided to get kilts....my husband was the only one brave enough to wear only shoes under it! LOL!
@mjrchapin
Жыл бұрын
A very concise, informative and entertaining account!
@lorrainebedson7261
Жыл бұрын
when we holidayed in Ayr my daughter (who was 6 at the time) asked why a man in a kilt was wearing a skirt, i tried to explain that it is traditional but she just thought it was hilarious, thanks for the video
@hopieelliott6053
Жыл бұрын
My friend's sons wore kilts for one of her sons wedding. They all looked so handsome.😊 I don't know what possessed me to ask them what they were wearing under their kilts.😅 I had known these boys since their childhood. We just hugged each othet laughing. 😅❤
@Lord.Kiltridge
Жыл бұрын
Canadian here, of Scottish decent. An Irish lady asked if I agree that Kilts are of Irish origin. I asked her when the Irish first crossed the Irish sea and settled the Scottish Highlands. She checked the internet and said. 'Around the 6th century.' I asked her when wearing kilts became fashionable. She checked the internet and said, 'Around the 16th century.' Then I asked her if it is reasonable to conclude that the Irish brought kilts to the Highlands and hid them for 1000 years before trotting them out and making them a thing? She admitted that it was not. This is a perfect illustration of what Neil deGrasse Tyson meant when he said. "When you know enough to think you're right, but not enough to know you're wrong."
@lisaselby-brood1897
10 ай бұрын
I could sit here and listen to this guy read a phone book! Just love the accent ❤😊
@davidmccarty5822
Жыл бұрын
A friend of mine who lived in Germany and was born in Glasgow Scotland told me that nothing is worn under the Klit, everything is in fine working order.
@hangin-in-thereawesome4245
Жыл бұрын
Interesting history and beautiful country! Liked it that you went from scene to scence!!!
@chrisgann8986
Жыл бұрын
A straw-woven skirt dating to 3900 BC was discovered in Armenia at the Areni-1 cave. Skirts were the standard attire for men and women in all ancient cultures ... The kilt as we know it today originated in the first quarter of the eighteenth century. Known to the Gaelic-speaking Highlander as the “little wrap” (feileadh beag), it evolved from the “big wrap” (feileadh mor), or belted plaid, the first identifiably “Scottish” costume that emerged in the late sixteenth century
@lindas1574
Жыл бұрын
When asked what he wore under his kilt, my Dad always responded, "Myself" I thought that was the perfect answer
@MichaelEnright-gk6yc
Жыл бұрын
The kilt was brought to Scotland and Ireland by the Romans Scotland and Ireland were one country before the Romans invaded England.
@traildude7538
11 ай бұрын
The largest number of kilts I've ever seen was on the Pacific Crest Trail, worn by a bunch who had started wearing them as a dare and discovered that when doing long-distance backpacking a kilt is immensely practical.
@urnaighean_shamhach
Жыл бұрын
We NEED a bagpipe related video!!!
@scotlandunplugged
Жыл бұрын
I think you’re right 😂
@Serenity07-10
6 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂you are just the best.. never miss one of your videos..thanks for the enjoyment..
@Jean-yn6ef
Жыл бұрын
Ooo...I love the kilt with goggles and the axe!!! 😍
@mariaeugeniaboyer6691
Жыл бұрын
I ve been twice to Inverness to Edinburgh. You have a very blessed and beautiful country. I ll be back
@RedPhone-mz5lv
Жыл бұрын
We in Wales have stolen the kilt we have even started our family tartans my son wore a kilt for his wedding no thistle but dragons on the pin and dagger
@margaretkaraba8161
Жыл бұрын
My Grandfather was in the Seaforth Highlanders (joined in Manchester) in WW1, so apparently (according to my Mother and Aunties), I've got the right to wear that kilt (I initially got told it was the black watch, then told it wasn't). I don't have one, and have no plans to get one.
@scotlandunplugged
Жыл бұрын
Ah, that’s interesting!
@smacwhinnie
Жыл бұрын
No rights involved, but if you chose the Seaforth (MacKenzie) tartan, it’s a nice one
@leighcecil3322
Жыл бұрын
As decendant of the land clearances MacPherson in Australia my aunty nitted may clan tartan... which I hold dear to me...may she RIP... thankyou for the post...! 😢
@magicalumbrella7151
Жыл бұрын
The kilt actually goes back to the egyptian connection to the early egyptians when there were very strong links. In fact scotland is actually named after Scotia, wife, daughter of an Egyptian pharoh and wife of a roman general. She is said to be buried in Ireland. Also with strong egyptian connections, and they too have kilts!
@jinka6171
Жыл бұрын
Holy smokes….very interesting….
@junglemaster2014
Жыл бұрын
The Greeks and Trojans also wore them, Egyptian and Israelites are connected.
@davidpurll4570
Жыл бұрын
This is one of my favourite rabbit holes I love the story, the connection between Egypt and Scotland and Ireland
@dlibby4979
Жыл бұрын
I'v not been in Princes Gardens in years, nice to see it as your backdrop.
@roseannealbert9429
9 ай бұрын
First time visiting this channel or as I thought it was, seen Bob visiting Graham on Hoof GP. I think I been watching Scotland Unplugged but never knew, they were brothers. Love both their channels, very interesting topics and beautiful scenery reminds me of Newfoundland, Canada where I was born. Keep making those videos and I am curious what does the other brother do for a living. Take care, stay safe.
@scotlandunplugged
9 ай бұрын
Thank you! The other one is a sculptor. He’s on KZitem as well, under James Parker Sculpture 🙂
@VoodooViking
Жыл бұрын
I wear kilts everyday. So much more comfortable in everyway.
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