Full plaid

The plaid is twisted on the left shoulder with one loose end falling behind the wearer's back and getting tucked into the waist belt.

The plaid first appeared as a feature of Highland military dress in the British Army with the establishment of six independent companies raised in 1725.

These subsequently became the Black Watch, and the plaid continued as a conspicuous feature of the uniforms worn by Scottish infantry regiments.

In its original form, the plaid comprised about twelve yards of double-width regimental or traditional tartan, which had to be laid on the ground and rolled into.

[2] The plaid continued to be a feature of regimental full dress uniform throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, although by 1914 normally worn only by officers, sergeants and pipers.