Scottish national suit (57 photos): female and male traditional outfit Scots, folk costume for girls from Scotland

When it comes to Scottish national clothes, most in thoughts arises the image of pleated wool skirt to the knee. This is a traditionally male suitable version, which very clearly demonstrates the clan and even hierarchical affiliation of the Scots. However, there are both female, less well-known options for the classic outfit. The National Suit of Scotland has its own history and a whole set of additional, existing traditionally, accessories and elements.

Historical reference

According to various sources, the Scottish national costume is obliged to the appearance and introduction into the folk masses of the highlanders, which at the end of the 16th century had extraordinary upper clothes, which was like a modern cloak-tent with their functionality. Its name has been preserved and used to this day - a big kilt.

For the mountainous inhabitants of Scotland, it was not just clothes, but a multifunctional wardrobe subject. It was manufactured from a special wool fabric into a cage, which was called Tartan. These were two huge cloths, stitched with each other and had a length of 4 to 8 meters. The width of the big kilt was calculated on the basis of the growth of a man, and reached one and a half meters in such a way that the length of the finished product ended at the knee level.

The versatility of this particular element of the National Clothes of the Mountain Scots was that transforming from the cape skirt, the big kilt could serve as a blanket, covering, as well as a classic cloak, covered his head and shoulders during bad weather.

So, the matter was wandering the waist, a special folds of Plears were collected from behind. This part was fixed with a wide leather belt. The other - shoved over his shoulder and was attached to clothes with the help of a special national bucket, decorated with an emblem of the clan. The presence of a Kiltspin pin was considered a special pride, which his form resembled the sword and was put on the hen of Kilt in order to lose it with particularly windy weather.

Over time, traditional Scottish costume has undergone minor changes. To date, it has a completely concrete established structure.

Major elements of male national costume in Scotland

The traditional clothing of representatives of a strong half of the indigenous Scots are consisted of the following parts:

• Underwear. The good half of humanity (and maybe even more) has the complete confidence that under the kilt of Scottish men there is nothing. And - they are right. No, self-respecting and reverecting traditions, Scotland does not wear underwear. So it happened historically. And the conservative horses do not intend to change the ancient ruins. Except, perhaps are dancers and athletes.
• Blazers and shirts. For everyday socks, a free linen shirt is used, on top of which is put on a strict jacket of a classic tvid, having a shortened shape - to the waist line. The National Scottish costume for accessing is equipped with an elegant white shirt with a butterfly, an elegant vest and one of the official national jackets: Prince Charlie or Argyll.
• Accessories for legs. As a rule, Scottish men put on their feet high golfs to the knee. The color solution depended on the belonging to one or another clare or class: more often - white, less often - cellular with coloring in the tone of kilt. The shoes are called Brogia - these are special leather shoes with perforation and very long laces, with which they fixed on the foot over the golf and reached the middle of the caviar.

Headdress. Scottish national costume has at least three options for special hats:

1. Barmoral is a traditional male headdress, characterized by a bright woolen bubble and satin ribbons (like sea). It takes it made of the same fabric and has the same coloring as Kilt.
2. TEM-O-SHENTER - another national takes for the Scots. Just like Barmoral, sometimes has a cokard in the form of the coat of arms of the clan in the center and the pen on the left part of it. It differs from the previous head remove only the lack of ribbons.
3. Glengarry - Pill, modified model of the Barmoral. Its initial appointment was putting on military service with work clothes. Since the XIX century, it becomes a traditional headdress of Scottish cheesecakers.

Other national accessories

• One of the branded add-ons to the individual style of modern men in Scotland is a leather sports (wallet bag), which is attached to Kilt's belt. For the Scots, it is considered a functional reference of pockets, which, alas, are not provided in a strict national costume. There is a sporer, as a rule, on the palm below the leather strap, locking kilt, or on a separate chain, clamping hips.

• Skin Du is a traditional Scottish knife, which in ancient times was carried on a golf golf right leg in such a way that the handle remains invisible. Translated this phrase from the Gael language as a black dagger. The knife is obliged to this title, firstly, the blade was made of black material; Secondly, the way of his wearing also suggested on the thoughts about the blackness of the thoughts of his user.

• Dirk is a classic, intended to date exclusively to enter the light, Scottish cortic. It is equipped with a direct half-meter blade. It is observed on the leather kilt belt.

• Gilly - soft leather moccasin sneakers for Scottish dancers performing national choreographic etudes.

Color solutions of kilts can also be attributed to special accessories of the national costume. Each color is reserved by a certain genital, area or region. Today there are thousands of colors of Scottish male skirts.

Using the color of the other community is considered a crime of a social character, which is investigated by a special body and the main Herold, heading it. Its main responsibilities is to control the correct use of its (belonging to a specific clan) of colors, melodies.

Female version of the National Scottish Costume

Historically, it was that Men's clothing was focused on Scotland. The female wardrobe was less eloquent and decorated. However, clothes in it necessarily performed with elements of the clan affiliation.

The main parts of which were the national costume for Scottish women were as follows:

1. Simple cotton bottom dress in the floor.
2. Top dress made of wool, length not lower than the knee, with a characteristic clan color.
3. Classic wool apron, decorated with rare pattern or braid.
4. Cape with a single zipper on the neck, which consisted of a hood and a raincoat.
5. Headwear wore exclusively married women.
6. National Women's Scotch shoes differed from male only with dimensions.
7. By the end of the XVI century, wearing an elongated kilt-blank became used in women.

National clothes for the girl completely repeated a standard suit suit for an adult woman. Girls always went with a uncoated head, and they were also allowed to decorate the top dress and the aprons with children's bright national patterns. As for the classic outfit for the boy, there was also practically no difference from the traditionally male kilt with all the accompanying accessories and additions.

Despite the fact that today, the Scottish national costume is found exclusively in historical restorations or on traditional holidays, its appearance, its history, energy and functional features continue to be transmitted from generation to generation. Therefore, today we can very clearly imagine a classic kilt in a certain color scheme, although not quite understanding what clan it belongs.

Uses in all the intricacies of historical prerequisites and conditions for the formation of a national costume, you begin to understand how much the unity of the nation, built by centuries on the individuality of each individual family. Today, the use of traditional large kilt can be found at Celtic peoples: Welsh and Irish. The inhabitants of Maine are involved in the smallest of this.