It IS the national dress of the Tartan Army that will become the centre of attention during the World Cup.
But it has now emerged the Scotland team have ditched kilts and will be wearing tailored suits instead.
The Scottish FA have announced Steve Clarke’s side will wear ‘sharp, made-to-measure suits’ when travelling to matches across the US in June.
Glasgow-based tailor Forbes Bespoke Suits will kit out players like Scott McTominay and John McGinn, as well as the squad’s backroom staff, after being named as their exclusive provider.
The sight of Scotland players turning up to games in suits will be in stark contrast to the last time the country qualified.
Kilts were worn by players to France 1998 under the late Craig Brown who personally insisted they wear them to intimidate opponents.
The team memorably arrived at the Stade de France for their opening match against Brazil wearing traditional Scottish dress.
Brendan Napier, commercial director of Scottish Football Marketing, said he was ‘delighted to partner’ with the suit firm.
The Scotland team arrive at the Stade De France during the 1998 World Cup
Colin Hendry and Kevin Gallacher wave to fans at the 1998 World Cup
And James Forbes, owner of Forbes Bespoke Suits who are also Celtic’s official tailor, added: ‘We are honoured to be dressing the Scotland squad.
‘Expect sleek, stylish and unique designs that will make the team look fantastic as they start the tournament.’
Scotland face Haiti and Morocco in Boston on June 14 and June 19 before their final group game against Brazil in Miami on June 24.
Brown, who died aged 82 in 2023, previously told how he personally organised for the squad to wear kilts in 1998 to boost team spirit and intimidate their opponents.
He said: ‘The players came to me in the build-up to the finals saying they wanted to wear kilts for the opening game.
‘I thought it was a great idea but didn’t tell our chief executive Jim Farry because he’d just gone out to kit the whole squad with new suits for the big game.
‘I organised it with a kilt company and the players got the most amazing reception.’
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Scotland team to ditch kilts for World Cup as national dress makes way for tailored suits