1. ) Kilts
A kilt is a knee-length checked garment like a skirt.
It's a striking feature of the national costume worn
by men in Scotland, especially in the Highlands. The
cloth, which is known as tartan, is woven in various
colours and designs, and each Scottish family, or
clan, has got its own pattern of tartan. This was one
way in which people could show which clan they
belonged to. Kilts are still worn at cultural events in
Scotland and elsewhere in the UK. Depending on the
occasion, a kilt is usually worn with a belt, a jacket,
a sporran (a type of pouch), special footwear, a kilt
pin and - optionally - underwear. Before the reign
of Queen Victoria, the kilt was worn without a kilt
pin. One windy day, the Queen arrived on a visit to a
castle. One soldier was standing at attention and was
embarrassed because the wind was blowing his skirt
open, leaving his lower body exposed. Queen Victoria
gave him her clothing pin to secure his skirt and that
is the origin of the kilt pin.