subject: Kilts, The Garments For Generations [print this page] Kilts, the traditional garment of Scottish Highlands have a history right from the 16th century. Though the world has changed a lot after 16th century and the dressing sense and beauty concepts of people have changed a lot, the kilts are still continuing to be the most favorite garment for Scottish people. You can see a large number of shops selling kilts in Glasgow and other cities and towns of Scotland. Though there are several changes have come in its appearance, the basic design still continues to be the same. Even the modern kilts are of knee length with pleats on the backside.
Kilts were originally designed for the people belonging to the upper strata of the society. It was the official uniform for the military too. Then slowly, it started spreading to the common people and achieved the status of traditional garment of Scotland. You will get the kilts with traditional designs even today. Many shops selling kilts in Glasgow and in other cities are having a large stock of such traditional kilts. The demand for the traditional ones is equal to that for the modern kilts.
Every region in this world has its own culture and heritage and traditional garments are one of the symbols that display the culture of the area. In real, the traditional garments are helping the people to keep up their traditional and cultural identity. However, it has lost from many parts of the world. There are a few regions in the world where you can see the corresponding traditional wears being used still by the people. Scotland is one such area where people are still fond of wearing their traditional garments.
In Scotland, people are wearing kilts on special occasions and for public gatherings. Festival seasons witness a boom in sale of kilts in Glasgow and in other cities. Though the demand on such seasons will be for the traditional ones, modern kilts are also being sold in almost equal numbers.
The reason behind the kilts continuing to be a favorite garment even after centuries is its design which gives it a royal look and at the same time the convenience it provides to the person who wears it. Easy movements of body parts, especially legs are making this a favorite dress of sport persons and for the military people. The second reason for its wide acceptability is the innovative designs brought in to its original design by many expert designers. Even after centuries, the kilts are keeping their place in the list of preferences of an ordinary Scottish and it will continue to be so for another many centuries too.
