The “Modern” Kilt
As we’ve learned in the last three posts, the kilt, as we know it, evolved from an earlier version (feileadh mor) worn for hundreds of years. What precipitated the change? The modern kilt was...
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The Female Feileadh Mor
Men were not the only Scots to wear the feileadh mor. While the female version (called an earasaids) was equally as functional as the male version, women added an element of style to the...
The Feileadh Mor Raincoat
The centuries old feileadh mor was a versatile, utilitarian garment. Here it is worn as protection against wind and rain. After the wool was shorn, spun, dyed, and woven, it was taken to the...
The Feileadh Mor
The kilt we know today did not exist before the early 1800’s. Prior to that time, men wore a feileadh mor (pronounced filla more), sometimes called a plaid. The feileadh mor is also referred...
