Now, as for vest and trews done up in plaid... why not, if worn with a bonnet? They are very, very few historical exemples of coats (and, more generally, 'typical Western European Lace Wars uniforms') made of non-plain fabric: actually I know only 1 unit of militia illustrated in the Osprey 'Louis XV Oversea forces'. So with a tricorn, I guess I should find it "extreme". But with the bonnet anybody associates with tartan it looks far less 'surprising'.... Thanks for all these illustrations!
The plaid trews and the plaid jacket were done as a sort of joke for my own amusement. Good point about the bonnet. Plaid trews and vest would probably look "correct" that way. Not sure I would ever get around to doing it though. First priority for "Scottish"-type troops for me is some Highlanders in kilts (some day...).
Indeed I endvisaged to combine the upper part of a Highlander with the lower part of a Grenzer, with the tight-fitting trousers in tartan! This, for descendant of mercenary Scots settled somewhere in Croatia or Ruritania: too many thorny bushes & scrubs here to remain in kilt!
Someday I may try to 'cut & paste' two of David's templates - *if* my skill with the computer drastically increases and I buy an adequate software...
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I like that national standard . . . very striking!
-- Jeff
Indeed!
Now, as for vest and trews done up in plaid... why not, if worn with a bonnet? They are very, very few historical exemples of coats (and, more generally, 'typical Western European Lace Wars uniforms') made of non-plain fabric: actually I know only 1 unit of militia illustrated in the Osprey 'Louis XV Oversea forces'. So with a tricorn, I guess I should find it "extreme". But with the bonnet anybody associates with tartan it looks far less 'surprising'....
Thanks for all these illustrations!
Compliments,
Jean-Louis
The plaid trews and the plaid jacket were done as a sort of joke for my own amusement. Good point about the bonnet. Plaid trews and vest would probably look "correct" that way.
Not sure I would ever get around to doing it though. First priority for "Scottish"-type troops for me is some Highlanders in kilts (some day...).
Indeed I endvisaged to combine the upper part of a Highlander with the lower part of a Grenzer, with the tight-fitting trousers in tartan!
This, for descendant of mercenary Scots settled somewhere in Croatia or Ruritania: too many thorny bushes & scrubs here to remain in kilt!
Someday I may try to 'cut & paste' two of David's templates - *if* my skill with the computer drastically increases and I buy an adequate software...
Oh no - that plaid jacket is truly hideous! I'm so glad it is just a joke... ;-)
David.
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