[Sca-cooks] Togas and Kilts

Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius adamantius1 at verizon.net
Tue Aug 25 16:50:42 PDT 2009


On Aug 25, 2009, at 6:22 PM, Elise Fleming wrote:

> Uhhmm... I could envision His Grace in a toga or a kilt-like garment  
> (since kilts aren't period?).

FWIW, I believe I've seen 16th-century drawings of a young man in a  
single-loom-width plaid pleated around his waist, with just a few  
inches up above the belt.

Not exactly a modern kilt, but very close.

Adamantius






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