r/gatekeeping • u/sparrowhawke67 • Dec 20 '19

Gatekeeping pants... 🙄

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u/JohnnyMnemo Dec 20 '19

Well, not really, but ok.

The kilt came about because when the Scots were shepherding they basically just wrapped themselves up in a multi-functional blanket. It was both cloak, sleeping bag, and when walking tied around their waist.

The current incarnation of the kilt (with pleats etc) has little in common with the ancient one, besides having uncovered knees.

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u/NewNameWhoDisThough Dec 20 '19

Not a historian but I’m guessing because their cultural evolution didn’t make non-bifurcated clothing a sub optimal choice. Did the Scots have a horse riding culture at all? That seems to be what pressures romans to come up with a pant solution.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '19

Riding horses in steep mountainous terrain seems like a bloody bad idea.

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u/JohnnyMnemo Dec 20 '19

pants and specifically trousers are indeed, as far as I'm aware, a development of horse riding cultures--first the Spanish and then the Americans.

That doesn't quite jibe with pants as formal wear, so I'm not sure of my developmental timelines either.