Balmoral with Dicing

[Rick Y]

I know that a balmoral with no dicing can be worn in a casual situation but how about a balmoral with dicing. Does the dicing indicate the wearer is a part of some military unit or a pipe band or such? Is there any sort of proscription or dress code that would forbid this? It would only be worn on those occasions when I am kilted. I've been looking for a dark green balmoral with no dicing but have only found one with green/white dicing. Apparently my hat size is so large that few people carry them in my size. But my wife tells me that I shouldn't brag about my large hat size because, according to her who is always right, I am living proof there is not a direct relationship between intelligence and hat size!

[California Highlander]

You are in luck! A quick search turned up a few threads including a very recent one. Wear the diced if you like it!

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...almoral+dicing

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...almoral+dicing

[Rick Y]

Many thanks, California Highlander! I blush to realize how easily I could have found the answer myself! LOL

[California Highlander]

Well, sometimes you have to ask the question anyway. Otherwise if we didn't ask, we wouldn't learn anything. I was trying to make my typing sound more informative than judgmental...not sure how successful I was, so please forgive me if it came off harshly. I just wanted to point you to some interesting information. I know that even though I'm not a balmoral wearer, I read those threads just to get the general consensus on how and when to wear them. You never know, I might get one as a gift! Hopefully the info helped you as well.

Searching Google or Bing is second nature for many people but searching the website or forum they are reading is frequently not. I run into it all the time at work where people totally forget about search.

[Rick Y]

No, I had absolutely no problem with your reply. Thanks again for your help.

[OC Richard]

Here you can see a nice range of genuine Robert Mackie Balmorals with dicing, see all the colours avail in the dropdown list

http://houseoftartan.co.uk/scottish/...D=0&catid=9006

To me, these "civilian colour" Balmorals look equally fine either plain or diced.

The extremely dark blue Balmorals as worn in the Army, if worn by civilians, look better IMHO if plain. The navy blue Balmorals with full-colour military style dicing look a bit costume-y to me when worn by civilians. It's must a "me thing" and I doubt others feel that way.

[frank_a]

You can easily find a green balmoral here, diced or not, and from one of XMarks sponsors: http://www.gaelicclothing.com/balmoral.htm

Frank