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Interestingly the kilt may not have originally been [[No True Scotsman|"true"]] Highland dress but invented by an Englishman, of all things, who found the belted plaid a little to stifling and made cutoffs out of it. The belted plaid is a large garment rather like a wrap or poncho that can be folded different ways according to the users desire. They often had tassels to fit a belt through, hence the name. While the kilt looks more shapely then the plaid, an experienced wearer can make it look good. Also to be noted is that it is generally argued that until recently there was no such thing as different tartans being clan symbols, per se. Rather regional styles would grow because of craft traditions and dyeing material. As different clans had their own districts it is sort of the same thing in a way but there was nothing official about it. It is true however that Highlanders took a delight in bright and contrasting colors and used them as status symbols.