1700s scottish fashion

1740s Scottish working woman's tartan wool ensemble(Here's another I'm posting about from *the future* - ah, how remiss in never finishing up these projects! But here goes...)There wasn't much for previous posts about this costume. I did a bit of planning and researched embroidered stomachers,

1950s McMullen Plaid Tartan Scottish Dress

Unlike that of their male contemporaries, in the mid-1700s women’s clothing in the Highlands did not differ much from what was being worn in the Lowlands, England or the rest of western Europe. The…

Just off the Scottish coast of the North Sea in early 1792, a ship came ashore at Staxigoe during a great storm. The Scots, being sea-faring folk, came to the rescue and welcomed the survivors into their homes in Staxigoe and nearby Wick. The captain of the wrecked vessel was put up at the home of Robert Sinclair, whose fifteen-year-old daughter Isabella caught his eye. Isabella, who later would be described by her granddaughter as a “proud-spirited” and “fine looking woman,” was a bright…

inspired by the show "Outlander". See the fashion of the 1700's traditional Scottish Highland women

Starz shared a new featurette all about Mrs. Fitz a.k.a. Annette Badland. Annette talks about the set of the Castle Leoch kitchen and what was done to make it a "living" kitchen.

Scottish witch costume

14th century Scottish costume

Illustration from an early 1900's Scottish Highlandwear catalog