Sporran all the time

**whiteravenJr.** · 21st November 05, 01:26 PM

I am just wondering if it is proper to wear a sporran all the time or if it doesn't really matter that much?

**Southern Breeze** · 21st November 05, 01:56 PM

Rule #1.There are no rules.
Rule #2.Remember rule # 1.
Seriously though,I wear a simple fannypack with a kilt at work,it's easier to manage.Any other time,unless I'm wearing my workmans u.k I wear a sporran.To me a kilt doesn't look right without one.It all comes down to personal preferance as to wear one all the time or not. Just remember,traditional kilts don't have pockets,thats what the sporran is for.

**switchblade5984** · 21st November 05, 01:59 PM

i dont wear any........ due to the fact i dont have one! lol doesnt matter much

**GlassMan** · 21st November 05, 02:00 PM

I wear a sporran all the time. Most days I wear a simple leather sporran with a green and silver Maltese Cross on the front. It's big enough for my wallet and my tobacco kit. But I have a dressier one for church and a formal rabbit fur one for black tie events.

I feel rather naked without a sporran and I just wouldn't have places for my stuff without it. It also does wonders for keeping the front apron when I'm seated in my wheelchair.

Also, it makes it easier for others to recognize what you're wearing as a kilt.

**ByDand** · 21st November 05, 02:16 PM

I always wear a sporran with the kilt, even casual or sports kilts. Not wearing one to me would be like wearing trousers all day long with the zipper down.

**Blu (Ontario)** · 21st November 05, 03:26 PM

Deja vu....?

**minimalistix** · 21st November 05, 03:37 PM

Originally Posted by whiteravenJr.

I am just wondering if it is proper to wear a sporran all the time or if it doesn't really matter that much?

I don't think it matters that much. Some of the 'traditionalist' will jump on me, but hey, that's alright.

On a side note, I do find the skunk sporrans kind of humorous in an odd sort of way.

Here are some other check out the wolverine one.

http://www.sporrans.com/

**switchblade5984** · 21st November 05, 05:01 PM

i love their wolf! a little expensive though

**Hamish** · 21st November 05, 05:01 PM

If you are dressed casually or even informally it really does not matter. I am kilted all day every day and sometimes go almost all week without wearing a sporran at all, particularly when I am wearing a jacket with sufficient pockets to hold my wallet, coin purse and handkerchief. Unless I am dressed formally, my keys always hang from a key-clip on my belt. I guess I wear a sporran more in the summer since I am less likely to be wearing pockets above the waist (ie: in a jacket!).

On the other hand, when formally and semi-formally attired, I always wear a sporran, together with the sgian dubh and garter flashes - it is part of the 'kit'.

I would never wear a sporran to make my kilt look more like a kilt! To do so smacks of personal insecurity. The sporran is nothing more than a pocket, except when it is part of a uniform or, as I said, a more formal outfit. When dressed casually without all the other accessories, I see no need to treat the sporran any differently to those.