Why did Roman and Scottsmen wear skirts? (light, full, thin)

[Clodius et Claudius.]

I also wonder if Scottish and Roman women wear the same thing, or else how do they differentiate gender?

[Lamplight]

I think long pants were considered sort of barbaric back then.

[Grandpa Pipes]

Originally Posted by Lamplight

I think long pants were considered sort of barbaric back then.

Because they did not have underwear to wear until about the 13th century.

The History of Underwear

[Xpat]

Everyone wore some kind of loin cloth, skirt, kilt, etc until pants were developed to make long days of riding horses easier. Then, wearing pants became a sign of wealth because it meant you had a horse.


So, only more recently did it become another means of differentiating gender but with so many women wearing pants and young punk rockers wearing kilts - it seems it will all come full circle at some point.

[Clodius et Claudius.]

Originally Posted by Xpat

Everyone wore some kind of loin cloth, skirt, kilt, etc until pants were developed to make long days of riding horses easier. Then, wearing pants became a sign of wealth because it meant you had a horse.


So, only more recently did it become another means of differentiating gender but with so many women wearing pants and young punk rockers wearing kilts - it seems it will all come full circle at some point.

Are punk rockers Scottish?

[Clodius et Claudius.]

Originally Posted by Xpat

Everyone wore some kind of loin cloth, skirt, kilt, etc until pants were developed to make long days of riding horses easier. Then, wearing pants became a sign of wealth because it meant you had a horse.


So, only more recently did it become another means of differentiating gender but with so many women wearing pants and young punk rockers wearing kilts - it seems it will all come full circle at some point.

You can see Marcus Aurelius wearing a skirt, riding a horse.

[Pear Martini]

skirts are easier to deal with on laundry day if you're not wearing britches

[Trimac20]

'Skirts' or 'dresses' were closest to what the majority of humans in all cultures wore until very recently.

[Trimac20]

Originally Posted by Grandpa Pipes

Because they did not have underwear to wear until about the 13th century.

The History of Underwear

So if there was a gust of wind a Roman centurion would lose his dignity? lol

[CSD610]

Originally Posted by Trimac20

So if there was a gust of wind a Roman centurion would lose his dignity? lol

They had dignity????