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 identifiable “Scottish” costume that emerged in the late sixteenth century. (With thanks to the Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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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 identifiable “Scottish” costume that emerged in the late sixteenth century. (With thanks to the Metropolitan Museum of Art)