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The kilt


Is a knee-leught garment with pleats at the rear , originating in the tradicionals dress of men on boys in the Scottish Highlands of the 16th century. Since the 19th century it has been become associated with the wider culture of Scotland ingeneral, or with celtic (and more specifically Gealic) It is moste often made of woollen cloth in a tartan pattern.







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Tartan


Is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans orginated in woven wool, but now they are made in many other materials.





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How the kilt is worn

The Scottish kilt displays  uniqueness of design, constrution and convenction with differentiate it from other garment that is a tailored garment that is wrapped around the wearer's body at the natural waist (between the lowest rib and the hip) starting from one side (usually the wearer's left), around the front and back and across the front again to the opposite side. The fastenings consist of straps and buckles on both ends, the strap on the inside end usually passing through a slit in the waistband to be buckled on the outside; alternatively it may remain inside the waistband and be buckled inside.





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The wee bag on the kilt

The wee bag attatched to the kilt is called a sporron also know as '' THE HIGHLANDERS POCKET''. As 
the kilt did not come with the luxury of pocket this was used as a type of storage for money, food, water.








                                                                                                    

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