Scottish Clan Sinclair. Left: from &quot;The Clans of the Scottish Highlands&quot; by R.R. McIan (1845).  Right: from &quot;The Historical Encyclopedia of Costume&quot; by Albert Charles Auguste Racinet (1888). Wearing a blue skirt made from mixture of wool and cotton, and a long scarf in the clan tartan that covers her head. At one time it was the custom to pin this scarf to the chest with a brooch made from silver, bronze or copper. Going barefoot is a common practice in the Highlands, not a mark of poverty.