Head gear

[Casey]

I would like to know what everyone wears on their head when they are kilted. Formal or casual.

If you don't wear anything on your head you should.

I'm partial to 8 panel hats and berets.

And yes, I have a full head of hair. With only a minor amount of facial gain.

Casey

[macwilkin]

My preference is a plain back balmoral with the Chief's Crest Badge of the Clan Cumming, and a cockade in the livery colours (Blue & Gold, the two predominant colours on the chief's arms) of the Cummings. I also sometimes wear a spring of wheat to symbolise the Cummin plant, our plant badge. I normally don't wear the bonnet in "formal" kit, but I do wear it in "day" wear. I also have a diced glengarry that I wear when I am in our St. Andrew's Society colour party for uniformity's sake.

I like the look of a "flat cap", a la Graham, with a kilt, especially with a tweed jacket.

I have also worn a "slouch" hat with a Montana Peak (think Park Ranger or Mountie hat) when I have done some storytelling about the Scots in the North American West.

Heck, I've worn a ball cap (of my favourite micro-brewery!)

Cheers!

T.

[Colin]

I will wear a scally cap (not a la Graham, but a la Colin) in the cooler months, and my thick wavy hair in the not so cooler months. Of course that all comes off in the summer.

[caig]

I'm with you, Casey. I wear a Balmoral generally out of doors and including formal wear, such as attending Highland Games. I have hitherto worn a white cockade to signify my clan ( Farquharson) being strong Jacobites. I might take up your suggestion of using the livery colours ( white and green) from my Coat of Arms.

I wear a deerstalker flat tweed cap for fishing, hillwalking or bad weather.

[caig]

Oops! Apologise to the previous two members for the mix-up. Sorry guys.

[Freelander Sporrano]

I'm A flat cap man when I wear a hat at all.

[bikercelt1]

I usually wear a hat. People who see me without a hat are suprised to find out I'm not bald (yet) because they assume that's why I wear a hat. I usually wear a beret, although I have a Lovat Blue Balmoral and a green Caubeen that I wear on occasion. I also have English Berets, a leather cap similar to Grahams scally caps, a Tilley thats crusted with pins from the Washington State International Kite Festival, a couple of Stetsons, and one custom made hat similar to Crocodile Dundee's but in a camel color.

Jamie

[macwilkin]

bikercelt,

Nice to see someone wearing a Caubeen (i.e. an Irish balmoral) -- I've always though Caubeens were striking headgear, especially with the saffron kilt. I want another balmoral in a tan/fawn with lovat or forest green dicing.

Acaig: The livery colour cockade is also a dashing edition to your headgear -- and it saves you potential conflict if you're the only "government" man in a group of Jacobites! "So you're going to wear the kilt" has a pattern on how to make one.

Cheers!

T.

[Jimmy Carbomb]

Pure scalley guy, myself. One of four depending on the tartan and the weather. 8)

Without it, and the kilt, I'm hardly recognizable!

[Casey]

Jimmy,

I was walking down the street, from the bus, from work, the other day and our new next door neighbour looked at me funny. Then she realized who it was she said, " I didn't recognize you with our your kilt and hat."

Casey