Are Earasaids a Fashion Statement? Can you wear an Earasaid modernly?
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- čas přidán 20. 12. 2021
- Would YOU wear an earasaid outside of a renaissance fair or history event?
The earasaid is starting to enjoy a revival in street fashion; just as the Great Kilt is. Rocky and Erik go over the trend as USA Kilts is seeing it unfold.
From our website:
What is an earasaid?
A traditional draped garment found in women's’ highland dress. Typically consisting of two to four yards of tartan material wrapped around the waist and/or shoulders, with some left loose for covering the head. The Earasaid was typically pleated around the waist and held in place with a belt, just like a man's great kilt. Often it was also pinned by a brooch at the chest.
This utilitarian yet elegant garment came into being in the late 1500's and stayed relatively mainstream until the late 1740's. It emerged from the leine and brat (cloak) that was worn by highland women from the 1300's to 1500's. It was during the early 1500's that the feile mhor (great kilt) or feile breacan (belted plaid) began to emerge and gain popularity among Scottish men. This led to Scottish Highland women designing their own style of belted plaid ... the Earasaid.
Now the earasaid is enjoying a revival in street fashion. Rocky and Erik go over the trend as USA Kilts is seeing it unfold.
Tartans of the day:
Rocky: Stewart of Appin Red Muted
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Erik: Scott Red Muted
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I think this is part of a bigger niche trend called historybounding. Incorporating historical or historically inspired clothing into regular street wear. Edwardian, medieval, whatever. I think cottagecore is sort of a variation on this.
Yay, another historybounder 👋! I was coming here to say this, and I also think there’s a movement towards being more comfortable in daily wear as a result of so many working from home and being liberated from the more defined rules of professional attire. I myself gave up pants and now wear long wool skirts with a slip or chemise under even on office days. I actually look even more put together than before, am more comfortable, and happier to feel I can express myself more than ever.
I’ll have to look into earasaids, they sound like a great addition to my wardrobe!
@@christinajackson2662 If you live where it is cold, it might be. But so unstructured that even if it didn't work for you, you would still have material for a skirt and/or shawl.
Would you please, please make a video on how to drape an earasaid. I can't find Any videos/ articles on this topic. Love your videos, I find them very informative.
Inquiring minds would love to see a video of options of how to wear an erasaid... and not just static pictures but sort of... how-to type tutorial? I watched Fandabi Dozi's video of where he showed how to use/wear a great kilt in various ways and it was really cool.. but I feel like there are other ways women could wear the earasaid. And I totally get that there aren't really any rules but some starting ideas or how-to bits for those of us who need a guideline for what we want to achieve would be really great. Bonus points if you can have women of different body sizes at least model? I think an erasaid would be a really fun and unique accessory but as a plus sized person, I am always afraid to make the investment without getting some sort of idea of how it might work for me.
Fandabi Dozi is who lead me here and I ended up finding a woman here in Montana that made me a great kilt on a loom made before the American civil war
That is awesome. I am interested in this.
Women in the Goth, Steampunk, Synth or even Metal or Punk scenes could do cool things with earasaids.. 🦇🍷🎩
The show Outlander is also creating a large fan base of people into traditional Scottish dress. They have large festivals and conventions just like the reenactors have their renaissance fairs.
My interest was sparked because of The Outlander. And now I'm going to Scotland in May. Bought some Fraser clan tartan. Made a scarf and earasaid. Thanks for your youtube
Last Christmas, my husband got me one from you guys in Buchanan Hunting and I wear it ALL the time on cool winter days here in San Diego. I alternate it with my Buchanan Antique Ruana. Looks awesome belted with jeans and a turtleneck or with a skirt or dress. I love it! It's really warm and unique. I also love the powerful and primitive (as you said) way I feel linked to something ancient --my ancestors and culture. I agree. I get sick of a lot of modern fashion, etc. LOVE the Earsaid! Merry Christmas!!
I think Ruana's are more common in Scotland. You can get a Tartan Ruana from the shops easy in Scotland. Lots of woman wear Ruana's for their weddings too. But I do love Earasaids and would love for it to come back!
The Scottish winters are brutal and sometimes modern Jackets just aren't that warm, wool wrappings are great.
I like to wear my earasaid as a shawl or wrap, as some might cuddle in a blanket.
Merry Christmas everybody, especially all those at USA Kilts! Thank you for keeping us entertained and informed throughout another year.
Good to highlight the earasaid dimension to Scottish/Celtic wear for women, which looks awesome. Fantastic to combine old with new to inspire contemporary fashion, USA Kilts take credit!
Here's to another year looking perfect in plaid! Sl'ainte Mhath!
As a Scottish person it's so frustrating that here's a USA company giving more info on the earasaid than any other youtube channel. Especially since I've never heard a Scottish person say the word and I have no idea how Americanized your pronunciation is.
I believe my daughter needs to see this one. Education of a curiosity expands my knowledge base. Thanks for making these videos.
"Men get the cool stuff." YES!!
Eagerly awaiting mine in the mail from you guys!
Did Maureen O Hara wear one in "Quiet Man"? That is similar in appearance to what she was first seen wearing while tending the sheep.
That’s my favorite John Wayne movie. Maureen O’Hara was great, too.
Been watching Fandabi Dozi, who said he got one of his plaids for the equivalent of $54. For five meters. Granted, it was 11 oz and had to have lanolin added, but still, that was the single most Scottish thing I've ever heard in the modern era. My dad really wants a great kilt to add to his survival gear, but we cannot find a plaid in the width we need, except on websites like yours for multiple hundreds of dollars. So I'm afraid that in the end, we won't be able to be as Scottish-ly frugal as we would like, and will probably have to spring for a nice great kilt in one of our tartans (I wish you guys had MacKenzie weathered in 16 oz). And if my dad finally manages to bag himself a great kilt, I'm totally saving up to invest in an earasaid for myself.
MacKenzie Weathered like this? www.usakilts.com/advancedsearch/result/?q=Mackenzie+weathered
@@USAKiltsOfficial Yes. When I first went to find it, it appeared to be out of stock.
I would definitely wear an Earasaid down as an overskirt, perfect over ankle length skirts. Downside, in my country there's only a couple of businesses who sell great kilts, and they don't sell Earasaids. They can't cut it down to women's size apparently, and the fabric weight mighr need to be different, but they're only vendors, not kiltmakers.
I'm purchasing an Arasaid today.
I love the Earasaid and I understand that it is considered Scottish but is there an Irish version can or can an Irish Woman wear an Earasaid in her Irish Clan colors?
its intersting you guys mentioned the average size of women, becasue as a women who is over 6 foot tall would you reccomend a earasaid or to go with a great kilt becasue of the yardage?
you mentioned, that the earasaid has different yardage... so it's different size from great kilt? do I, as a woman, have to look for an earasaid, or can i get a great kilt (because there are much more information for kilts and more options to buy) and wear it as an earasaid(below knee with skirt or pants underneath) ir is that a no no? Will that be weirdly propotioned because it is different size?
I have (I think from you guys) a length of Army tartan. How should I finish it (by hand) - I'm looking at it as the long rectangular arisaid with no stitching but on the edges.
(To wear in lots of different ways/places: Grandfather Mtn, The Viking Experience, renaissance faires, various Celtic events, Albannach concerts, some vets groups....)
Thanks.
Got my friends matching tartan in sizes for a great kilt and earasaid for Christmas. Don't have any idea yet if they'll wear them as such or make a whole lot of tartan pillow cases, and the suspense is getting unbearable!
Trying to convince my wife 🤣🤣🤣
Lol I'm here from Fandabidozi's channel
Amazing what goes on outwith Scotland these days.
My sister and I are looking for the family tartan. There's so much we don't know about our heritage. Can you tell me where to look please. We want to get our mom one.
Start with your last name and use a tartan finder. I used USA Kilts' tartan finder originally, but the Scottish Tartan Registry is good, but also ScotWeb has a good one too.
@@carsonwilson4542 thank you.
Have a question about wool weight of a great kilt made from back in the day would compare to are modern mills , meaning y’all offer 11 , 13 , and 16 oz wool , so what’s closer to what they would of had in the day ??? Thanks
Most likely 16, I think I read somewhere that traditionally it'd be 18.
@@AhsokaTanoTheWhite thanks that’s what I would think also at least 16
Like military meaning highland regiment up to ww1 ? 21oz or the modern type 1 military kilt ?
Rant on Eric!
I know the model at 1:47.
I would suggest more whisky, as I really liked the "rant".
I think the simple answer is that women have a deeper well if fasions to draw from then men.
Us Scot’s just don’t wear em😂 You do see people wearing them but not just casually down the street of Glasgow😅
When are the meals going to realize that God gave us cotton as a blessing? It’s time to roll out cotton in addition to wool