The history and description of the kilt is a skirt in a cage. Kilt. Men's Scottish Skirt

Unique combinations of opposites of style in this season is more important than ever before. The strictness of the cell and other geometric patterns makes it possible to create an impression of tightness, harmony and elegance. Women's skirt tartan has all these advantages, but it can also have some ease. Freedom of folds, which perfectly match with a large multi-colored cage, does not hamper the movement and can allow using a style in the sports style of clothes.

What does the girl think, which among the variety of models in the boutique choose for herself a similar style? First of all, the images seen in the media in the Oxford English style are seen before the eyes. In recent years they have become a model for a modern youth, so-called, "university" style. Thanks to these trends, girls can look younger than they really are. If only the figure would allow to put on a short skirt Scotch in a beckoning and flying fold. But, despite the strong desire to use this magnificent opportunity, most often the newly acquired thing is sent to the bottomless bins of the wardrobe. This is due to the fact that it is very, very difficult to choose a correctly harmonious bow with a similar shape. This requires full compliance with the selected style. Wear that horrible, here it does not work. The outfit immediately turns into a tasteless and even antisocial "outfit."

This material tells about how to choose and with what to wear a skirt to Scotland so as to always look simple, elegant and at the same time flawlessly. Well, you can see on the photo a variety of styles and their combinations in the images for work and leisure:

Classics for all time

If you delve into the historical jungle, you can find the first mention of the so-called "kilt". It was originally a man's skirt, which was popular in the Middle Ages in the territory of modern Scotland. And it was the territorial affiliation that gave the name "Scotch", which gradually transformed and migrated from the men's wardrobe to the women's arsenal of fashionable things. The first models did not have any special cut. It was a rectangle that was wrapped around the waist by men and was pulled by a wide belt with a buckle. By the way, it depended on the buckle - festive or casual this outfit.

Classics for all time is a red (traditional) cell, which can be duplicated in green, blue and black. It is the red skirt-tartan that is considered a classic variant of uniform for students of many English universities. Accordingly, for young girls who want to emphasize their social affiliation with the students and thus indicate their young age, it is recommended to choose such models.

But for older ladies who daily break their heads over the office bow, other colors can also be comfortable. The gray and blue cage is a magnificent springboard for fashionable ensembles using white and pastel blouses, shirts and tops. To the gray and blue skirt of Scotland, it's easier to choose a jacket that suits the style and shade.

On the photo a red skirt tartan is presented in various combinations, options for its use in the everyday style of women's clothing are considered:

With what to wear?

Skirts of a plaid in a fold - this is freedom of movement, youth, elegance and simplicity. Therefore, they should be selected as democratic sweaters, cardigans, shirts and T-shirts. Although they also have a certain place in the office business style. In this case, it becomes a necessary attribute. And its color should match either strips or cells on the bottom of the image. A good addition will be a blazer made of tight jersey in the Harvard style.

With what to wear a scotch skirt in everyday life, if the image is formed for leisure and spending time with friends? Here an indispensable can be a loose sweater of large mating. Especially relevant are other geometric volumetric patterns. Preferred colors are beige, brown and gray. And for a more severe bow, a plain cardigan and a white shirt are suitable.

It is necessary to take into account the variegated "Scotch" and in any case not to weight the image by an abundance of additional colors. Look carefully at the skirt of the skirt - what colors are there? That's based on them, and you should choose the top of your bow. Although the blouse and jacket can be 1-2 shades lighter.

Turtleneck becomes an indispensable element of the base capsule. Ideal color solutions - white, black and rich blue. It is these things that will uniquely complement the motley bottom and create the opportunity for using a strict classical jacket. Pleating the hem does not always oblige to use a tight top. A loose shirt with flared sleeves can be very appropriate, especially if it is made of the finest flowing silk.

Option to exquisitely balance the image is the use of complementary accessories, sustained in the style of "Scotch". It can be a small handbag, a hair rim, a hairpin in the form of a bow, a neck scarf.

A long skirt tartan with a length "on the floor" requires an attentive approach to the choice of shoes. Here, elegant lacquered ankle boots or high (up to the knee) leather boots will be appropriate. Not suitable material for shoes - suede, which makes the image heavier and makes it slightly vulgar and rustic. For a short style, you can choose a massive military style boots or elegant boat shoes in the summer season.

Refuse to use two things at the same time, made in the style of "Scotch". This does not correspond to the trends of the current year's style.

Models "on the floor"

We begin with the style of "pencil" - it is the most universal and does not make any special demands on the constitution of a woman and her age. Can be used as a business dress. If you have extra pounds, you should give preference to cut along the oblique, while the cell is positioned diagonally and visually draws the image.

A flush is always in vogue, but you need to learn how to wear it correctly. The romanticism of the image to be formed should be emphasized with a lace blouse or a light summer blouse made from the finest monochrome cashmere. The French beret will be appropriate in spring and cool summer evenings. If the growth is less than 160 cm, then such a model should be strongly discarded.

Skirt Scot is tailored to the trapezoid - this is another universal option. But here you can beat the advantage of the length of the model. High and thin women of fashion can choose it in the length of the mini. But the older ladies and more fit style with a length just below the knee line.

Look at the photo of long models "in the floor" and short, red and other colors - amazingly showing the most diverse combinations and uses:

The harrowing clothing of the mountaineers, which today is the subject of a national costume, is a symbol of identity with its history and mythology. Once upon a time it took more than 7 m of cloth. A modern Scottish women's skirt is made of lightweight materials - cotton, synthetics, knitwear. The difference is the picture in the cage: blue, red, gray.

The World Register of Scottish Patterns now contains 3,300 varieties and is no longer replenished. The most common fabric - black, red and blue, fashionable pink and. Such a thing is suitable for creating different styles. Skirt Scot is popular since the 70s of last century. The current fashion does not limit the choice of cut, most importantly, to fit the figure and liked the owner.

Shapes

A female tartan in a wardrobe is a thing out of time. Most often sew, proceeding from the fact that the beautiful interlacing of the fabric attracts the eye, and a simple style with clear lines emphasizes its dignity. Cozy looks in combination with a knitted warm sweater. In winter, this image can be supplemented with woolen pantyhose. Long clothing, gathered at the waist in creases or creases, creates the effect of cells that are narrow at the top and wide at the bottom.

To look slimmer, choose a product tailored to the oblique, slightly fitting, of soft fabric, emphasizing femininity. Please note that a large and bright cell visually increases the figure, so for a full woman, it is better to choose a small Scotch with a small pattern (up to 4-6 cm) and not very contrasting.

Also the style of a pencil with dark monophonic side inserts will approach. And in this case consider, that rhombuses, unlike squares, extend a figure. Therefore, give preference to the product with the central part cut out on the scythe. If you have full legs, it is better if the length will end on the narrowest leg segment - the knee or ankle.

The girl with narrow hips will approach a short skirt tartan, flared or in a fold, magnificent, which visually adds kilograms. Still tidy trimmed, oblique, while its lower part, folds or trapezoid, with horizontal rows of squares. An interesting youth version with several leather clasps on the side. If the skirt is restrained color, so as not to look conservative, pick bright ornaments.

When choosing a product, pay attention to whether the pattern on the seams. It must be fully combined at all junctions, be continuous. The misalignment of the pattern is marriage. Such a thing will look skewed. should not be narrow, otherwise on different parts of the body the print will have an unequal size and shape, distorted.

To look perfect

With what to wear a skirt for a Scotch, depends on its style. Top: blouse, golf, sweater, T-shirt - should be monophonic, although recently the designers offer a combination of a classic red cage with a fine floral print. The Scottish cell is bright, bright, so the rest of the clothing should be discreet shades. or straight cut below the knees can be combined with a jacket. Shoes with elegant heels will give the image a business style.

Youth short skirts-tartans do not combine with too open t-shirts. Models that open the stomach will disrupt the body's proportions, if you are not very tall. Knitted T-shirt with long sleeves and sneakers give it an expensive sporty look, and a simple monophonic shirt in the men's style is business.

With a mini-skirt, high-heeled shoes will look a little frivolous, ballet flats, high boots will suit. Warm long woolen is good in combination with a jacket, boots or ankle boots.

You can choose a scarf with the same print. To the skirt of medium length, the waist-length waist or blouses fitted into it fits, and if it is in the floor, models with a low-cut neckline with or without short sleeves are appropriate. To skirts Scotch midi and maxi fit shoes-boats. The complementary image of the detail is a leather belt matched by color and width. Among the many options is to find your own.

One of the brightest items of the modern woman's wardrobe is a scottish skirt. It appeared in the 16th century in Scotland. Its prototype was a long seven-meter male cloak of a checkered print, the material of which protected the male population of Scotland from the cold. The lower part of the cloak was covered with a belt.

A little later from this type of clothing remained only the lower part - a skirt in a fold, called "kilt". Material for her called "tartan", skirts were sewn from pure wool with a beautiful checkered pattern. The colors of tartan changed depending on the person's belonging to a particular family. The shades of the material were very diverse, so skirt models today will surprise even the most demanding fashionistas.

Standard shades of tartan are red with blue, blue with black, blue with green, red with white. As a women's clothing, the skirt was worn since the 19th century. It is still very popular today thanks to its convenient cut, functionality and decorativeness.

The classical form of the skirt is in a fold of woolen material up to 50 cm long, on a coquette or without it. Usually it is a scottish skirt with a smell, on the side it is fastened to two buckles. Although quite often these components remain in the form of decorative ornaments.

The variety of skirts is amazing. Designers annually produce short skirt-plaid, as well as long versions in the floor, from wool, synthetics, cotton and other materials. The cut and coloring is constantly changing. In fact, today any skirt in a cage and with wrinkles can rightfully be called a skirt-scotch. When you create a skirt uses a completely different decorative elements: zippers, ties, buttons, non-standard fasteners. Therefore, any woman, slender or plump, will find among the models the most suitable option.

With what to wear a skirt-tartan?

Many people ask themselves: what to wear a scottish skirt? There are a lot of images in which you can embody this wardrobe item. For the fashionable style of "college", as well as "preppy" just fit a skirt in a cage. The checkered form of clothing was popular among students in school and college. In this style, the skirt is combined with short jackets, jackets, jackets, vests and blouses. Also suitable shoes without a heel, solid t-shirts and knee-highs. This direction can be more free if you add a jeans jacket or a sweater of large mating to the outer clothing.

  Skirts with plaits are harmoniously combined with monophonic things.  It can be brown, gray, black, beige, white shades, stand out bright cell. Some fashionistas choose the top of the clothes from the color that is present on the skirt. Vests of knitwear, blouses and sweaters go well with a skirt-tartan. If your choice is a school skirt-tartan, boldly combine it with strict blouses and tight tights.

Excellent will look a long skirt-tartan with a plain t-shirt or sweetshirt. To the English style, the skirt is fitted with an adjacent jacket, a short coat, a blouse with a bow, beautiful boots or shoes. You can create an even more original image if you add a skirt with a lace-up jacket, a cream or black blouse, and lace items. A soft shade of the skirt is knee-fitting for business meetings or an office meeting.

For the style direction "college" to the skirt you can add sneakers or shoes. In order to create a romantic image of the actual ballet shoes, sandals or shoes. Such a wardrobe suit almost any girl, with different build, height and age. If you are a slender girl, give preference to the mini model, if full - the length to the knee or the floor. Note that the mini skirt will look good on a young girl, and older women should choose a length below the knee. However, when choosing, pay attention first of all to the length and proportion of the legs, the figure.

A plaid skirt will look good with a jacket with a round collar, so you will create a fashionable and playful image.

Older women should prefer beige, brown and burgundy shades. In the photo you can see that skirts are especially advantageous in gray. They will create an office style, the skirts of beige and dark blue color scales are also relevant. From a large picture should be discarded, choosing a smaller one. The best option for an office is a pencil skirt. It boldly combine with blouses of monochrome shades. In winter, you can put on a black or navy blue jacket.

For an image with a skirt-scotch, do not choose too bright and eye-catching jewelry. The abundance of accessories is not relevant here. The more moderate the image, the more beautiful it will look. For example, a skirt-tart on the floor fits well with black boots or ankle boots, a black coat and an elegant hat. Will complement your appearance black purse.

What style is better to pick?

Skirt models are very diverse. Given the characteristics of the figure, you should choose a style that hides shortcomings and emphasizes your charms.

• Pencil skirt. A great option for any type of figure. The model perfectly suits all girls and women for any occasion. A great silhouette will create a lightweight skirt with an overstated waistline. If you want to draw attention to the hips, choose bright shades, for example, a red or blue skirt. Make sure that there is no excess fabric on the sides, the thing should exactly fit you in size.

• A skirt in a fold.  An excellent option for slender girls. Although for full women this model is also suitable, if you choose a pattern in the form of a medium-sized cell and a dark shade of tissue. The skirt will give an image of romance and a special charm.

• Skirt-tulip.  A great option for skinny girls who have narrow hips. If you need to add splendor, choose this style. Brightly and expressively the skirt will look with patch pockets. Due to the soft transition from the waist to the hips, the effect of beauty, harmony and harmony of the figure is created.

• Maxi skirt.  This style is suitable for girls of medium height or high. However, make sure that the model of the product does not stand out legs and does not emphasize the hips.

• Skirt trapezoid.  This form is present in the outfits of many women. The skirt is practical, versatile, functional, well combined with many things. Simplicity and severity of lines emphasizes the beauty of any figure.

• Shattered form.  The style of the skirt will create a unique flying silhouette, smoothness, will give the girl a special femininity, despite the type of figure. You can put this option on any holiday or for the everyday image. If you want to create a vivid image, safely give preference to a yellow or red skirt, if you want to emphasize charm and modesty, choose a black and gray palette. If you are a woman of small stature, consider what the lush bottom visually reduces your growth. A flared skirt on a coquette is most popular. The presence of the contrast of an even coquette and a lush bottom makes the product more original.

Selecting a skirt-Scotch, pay attention to the length of the thing, because to create an impeccable appearance it is of no small importance. Which skirt is more suitable for you - lush or fitted, we just do not know. Choose your product according to your shape and taste. But we can confidently assert that acquiring a skirt-Scotch, you will get not only the original image, but also evaluate all the advantages of this wardrobe element:

• A variety of classic and modern styles.

• Combination of shades of tartan.

• The ability to choose a thing of any length that will satisfy even the most demanding taste.

• Combinations with different types of outfits.

Choosing a skirt-scotch, you emphasize its originality and unique taste. We wish you to look beautiful, stylish and very feminine!

Scottish skirt, kilt, is a symbol of courage, freedom, courage, sternness and stubbornness of these highlanders and for centuries excites the imagination of the fair sex.

Replacing skirts with pants.

The history of trousers began ... with a regular skirt. Thousands of years in the clothes of men and women were skirts and raincoats. The appearance of trousers occurred much later. Y. V Bromley and RG Podolny in the book "Created by Mankind" wrote about the excavations near Vladimir, they found the remains of people in fur pants that lived 20 thousand years ago. This indicates the appearance of pants even before the domestication of horses. Presumably, leather pants came to Europe from Scythians, who lived about 500 years before our era. The Germans and Gauls appreciated the clothes so comfortable for the rider. But for a long time "barbarous clothes" were banned in one of the leading civilizations of the Ancient World and antiquity - Ancient Rome.

Now everything has changed, but the Scots and Greeks still wore a skirt for a long time, along with trousers.

Women's offensive on male territory.

Women have long encroached on the holy of holies - men's trousers, but their struggle for equality was, indeed, a self-denying nature. Only after the Second World War, women were able to wear men's trousers more freely.

Historians argue that the first of them put on the national heroine of France Jeanne d'Arc. It was the wearing of men's clothes that could be brought to justice by a court tribunal, the other charges the girl courageously rejected. Under the pretext that Jeanne d'Arc again put on her men's clothes, she was taken away from her, she was sentenced to be burned.

In 1950, rock'n'roll finally gave freedom to women's pants.

The history of the kilt.

Kilt (English Kilt)  - the subject of men's clothing, the traditional clothing of the brave Highlanders of Scotland.

The kilt is made of a large piece of fabric about 12 "elves" (1356 cm), it is wrapped around the waist and fixed with special buckles and belts. A small handbag for personal belongings is attached to the kilt - sporran, and the kilt itself is "big" (Great Kilt, Breacan Feile) and "small" (Little kilt, Feileadh Beg). You can throw a large kilt over your shoulder and hide in it in bad weather. Now the kilt has a length of about four or five yards (3657-4572 mm) and a width of 56-60 inches (142-151 cm).

The real highlanders, with a kilt, carry a knife behind the right stocking. If the knife is located on the outside of the golf course (front), then it means the declaration of war. Scots from the very beginning of the XVII century used the skin okkls - axillary dagger, located in the left arm under the armpit. Traditions of hospitality required that the guests on the visit should be visible, and the highlander would shift the knife from the secret pocket for the garter of the right golf. Over time, so they began to wear a knife, and it was called skinhead.

For the first time, a description of a kilt in mountainous Scotland occurs in 1594: "Their outer clothing is a speckled garment of various colors, with many folds to the middle of the calves, with a waist around the waist, pulling on the clothes."

And in the description of 1746 it says: "This garment is quite free and helps the men accustomed to it to overcome difficult obstacles: to make quick transitions, to bear the severity of the weather, to cross rivers. Kilt is equally convenient both for living in the forest and in houses. In short, it helps to cope with what ordinary clothes can not. "

The word "Kilt" itself came from Old Icelandic kjilt ("folded") and formidable Vikings with tartan. Tartan is a woolen material with lines of various widths and colors that cross each other at certain angles. The slope, color and width of the tartan for each clan has its own, which made it possible to immediately identify a stranger. By the number of tartan colors one could know the social position of a person: one is a servant, two are a farmer, three are an officer, five are a military leader, six are a poet, and seven are a leader. Now there are about 700 drawings (sets) of tartans, although many were forgotten at the time of the ban on kilt.

The skirt-kilt was not worn by all Scots, but only highlanders-mountaineers. In Scotland (Highlands) the large kilt was very convenient for a rainy climate and mountainous terrain. Kilt warmed well enough, provided freedom of movement, perfectly dried up, and at night became a warm blanket. During the battle, when the maximum freedom of movement was required, the mountaineers threw off the kilts and fought in some shirts.

There is even a legend about such a battle. In 1544, a clan battle took place between the Frisers, McDonald's and Cameroons, it was called Blar-na-Leine, which in translation means "Battle of the Shirts". But this is a common word game: "Blar na Leine" went from "Blar na Leana", which translates as "The place of the marshy meadow".

But there was a real battle without kilt. In August 1645, the Battle of Kilisite took place. Marquis of Montrose, with three thousand Scots and Irish, met in battle against the seven thousandth army of William Baillie (William Baillie). The Scottish Highlanders, who hit the enemy's center in the center, threw down the kilts during the battle and defeated the superior forces in some shirts.

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In the XVIII century. The British authorities tried to prohibit the wearing of the kilt by the Scots, in which they saw the waywardness of the mountaineers, and to force them to wear trousers. But the proud and stubborn highlands went around the law and walked in the kilts, and the pants were worn on a stick.

Small kilt supposedly originated in 1725 with the filing of the Englishman Rolinson. The manager of the steel plant suggested leaving only the lower part of the kilt for convenience, and the rest cut off. The length of the kilt was determined as follows: the owner crouched down and the edge of the material that touched the floor was cut off.

Now the kilt is popular not only among the militant Scots, but also the priceless Englishmen.

The choice of kilt and how to wear it.

The cloth is laid out on the ground and from the end a non-corrugated piece is measured to your width in the hips. The rest of the material is pulled and folded into even folds. Under the folded material, the belt is buckled to the right. It is necessary to lie on the fabric face and wrap the folded left end around itself, then the smooth right and secure with a strap. Stand up and hang the upper part of the drape around the trunk: one end is pulled through the back, and the other through the chest and fastened with a buckle on the shoulder.

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The main mistake of the beginner is an attempt to place the kilt folds in front, not behind.

There are strict rules regarding the length of the kilt: "It should be four and a half centimeters above the floor, when the man is on his knees, and his folds must strictly coincide with the cells on the fabric."

In front, the kilt is fixed with a special pin of kiltpin (kilt pin). They are usually made in the form of swords and decorated with ancient Celtic designs. Its task is to give weight to the free angle of the outer apron. With a kilt wear knee-length socks - Scottish hetaera (Hose), as well as a long homespun shirt, the so-called Jacobite Shirt. A woolen beret is put on the head in the tartan of the kilt.

Front of the belt hangs a leather purse - sporran, decorated with metal details and embossed Celtic designs. He helps not to climb the kilt during the wind and walking. Thus, allowing a man not to show himself in all its glory.

  The minimum set of accessories for the kilt: belt, sporran, kiltpin and hoses.

One of the interesting points about wearing a kilt is the question of underwear under the kilt. Traditionally, real mountaineers have neglected to wear clothes. According to one version, the Scottish regiments were forbidden to wear underwear under the kilt. Even when men left the army, the love for "freedom" and the habit remained. So from generation to generation the tradition has come to not put on linen under a kilt.

Former soldier Bill Smith, a member of the Museum of the Gordon Highland Regiment in the city of Aberdeen: "Every day the regiment was inspected by an officer armed with a mirror, like those used to search for bombs under cars. Everyone who had his panties revealed was sent back so that he could take them off. "

However, recently the Scottish organization Scottish Tartans Authority called for putting underwear under the hygiene under the kilt. One member of the Scottish Parliament, Jamie McGrigor, said that he always wore linen because there are flies in their area that can suddenly attack "the so-called real Scotsman". But this demand angered the Scots, who refused to follow it.

It is also known that all soldiers wearing a kilt were forbidden to climb stairs to the second floor in trams and buses, so as not to embarrass women. Although maybe that's why the English women are so fond of the military?

The modern kilt is in fashion.

Now the kilt is experiencing a new round of fashion: Jean Paul Gaultier remembered the men's skirts. Such brands as Dolce & Gabbana, Kenzo, Nikos, Vivienne Westwood, H & M released men's skirts, breaking the imposed stereotypes. Recently, the brand "American spirit" Levis began to produce denim kilt.

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Is it courageous? Suffice it to recall one Thomas Sean Connery in a kilt. In 1999, People magazine called him the sexiest man of the century, and in 2004, according to a survey of the magazine Empire, Connery was placed in the top hundred sexiest movie stars in the history of cinema.

Kilt is no longer something surprising and unnatural, and men carefully look at the comfortable clothes that all our ancestors bore. Men's opinion is too conservative, but if you listen to women on forums where there is a discussion of kilt, you can learn a lot. Men in kilt, dressed in all traditions and with a bag - sporran, it turns out, very much excite the female imagination, and many sexual fantasies are associated with them:

"I liked the men in kilt. Such brutal ... Well done they are, not that all the rest - pants are fastened and that's it. And these stand out. Favorable stand out! Scots love. And the bagpipes there are all kinds, and locks, and the uncle in kilt. Guys, why do not you wear kilt? It's not women's skirts with ryushechkami, but normal men's clothing  . The glorified Roman legions, and the Greeks too, flaunted their unshaven knees. And it did not stop them from feeling like men. Ah, kilts, kilts ... ".

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Perhaps, once and on the streets of our homeland, the girls will not miss a single "skirt" and, after seeing the man in the kilt, they will exclaim after: "7 feet under the kilt!"

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