Ever use a purse as a sporran ?

[creagdhubh]

No, can't say that I have.

[jgcunningham]

My first sporran was a leather purse until I disemboweled it and ripped out all of the inner pockets and dividers. I then changed its silhouette by rounding off the bottom corners. It came with one tassel so I made two more for the front. It also had nice 3/4" wide strap that I kept.

I think the strap on the OP's pic is too too narrow. If it's not going to be a chain, I like a sporran to have a wide strap to beef it up.

[rondo]

If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, flies like a duck...it's a duck.
I own some 'economy sporrans', the 'purse' in the OP's post looks more sporran-like than some of those.
I'd give modifying a try...only out a few bucks. Go for it.

[tetley88mark]

I frequently scan the ladies rack at my local thrift store for signs of tartan. You never know when a kilt will be mis-identified as ladies wear.

english thrift stores are the other way, or at least the ones near me are, they often have items hanging up on display which are labelled as kilts but are actually ladies skirts, that was fun yesterday in a thrift store with my mother trying to talk me into what she saw was a lovely kilt and couldn't quite understand that it was a pleated skirt

[fluter]

What I REALLY like, though, is the idea of a lady carrying a sporran as an evening bag. I am still looking for the right combination of sporran and lady. You'd have to modify the strap a little to wear it as a shoulder bag....

MacLL: meet Turpin, who can supply half of that formula.
Thorfinn custom ladies' sporrans

[Lyle1]

The "purse" in the original posting is nicer than some sporrans I've seen.

Does this whole "I'm afraid to wear something with my kilt that someone else might think is ladies wear" approach extend to kilt pins, too? I know I've seen more than a few antique brooches, that surely once adorned a woman's bosom, worn on kilts, and by "manly men", at that!

[RockyR]

SNIP... Does this whole "I'm afraid to wear something with my kilt that someone else might think is ladies wear" approach extend to kilt pins, too? I know I've seen more than a few antique brooches, that surely once adorned a woman's bosom, worn on kilts, and by "manly men", at that!

It all depends on the wearers' personal decision. Does it apply to kilt pins? To a lessor degree, but yes. A big gaudy pin with lots of jewels in my mind does look like a woman's brooch. It also applies to kilts themselves... I've seen plenty of guys walking around in kilted skirts thinking they're wearing a kilt, when to me and many others, they're cross dressing (perhaps without realizing it). Same goes for mini kilts and cheerleader skirts.

If you live in America, most of the people who see you won't know the difference as a kilt is not something seen on a daily basis. However, those that know what a kilt is will know you're not wearing one.

I go back to my previous post with some more comparisons:

I woulnd't wear a women's business suit to a dressy function.
I wouldn't use plastic chain links to secure a car.
I wouldn't play volleyball with a basketball (OUCH!).
I wouldn't wear a 'boa' (feathery thing, not snake) as a scarf.

It all comes down to what you personally feel comfortable with. To me, I want to honor the heritage which I am promoting through the wearing of a kilt. I am kind of an ambassador to the general public when I wear a kilt, so I feel a need to wear it 'properly' (even if 'properly' includes a kilt, belt, sporran tshirt and boots, it's still worn properly, just casually). If someone would ever question me saying I can't wear boots with a kilt, I would explain that it's a personal decision to dress it casually.

In MY mind (again, "opinions are like..."), wearing a ladies brooch as a kilt pin, a purse as a sporran (or a 'hip sack' / 'fanny pack' for that matter), a kilted skirt as a kilt, it makes it a "costume", not a serious garment. There's a time and place for costumes (Halloween), but my daily attire is not the time / place.

[RockyR]

In all seriousness and without any malice, I do have a question (or three) for those who don't mind wearing a purse as a sporran:

Would you wear other women's articles if they were "close enough" to a man's version?

Would you wear a woman's business suit to a company function?
Would you wear a woman's pair of jeans instead of Levi 501's?
Would you wear a purse instead of a "European shoulder bag"?

I'm not trying to stir up trouble or anything. I just noticed the trend of normal guys who wouldn't wear women's articles outside of kiltwearing, but when it comes to kiltwearing, break that rule. Interesting. Thoughts?

[Tartan Hiker]

Would you wear a woman's business suit to a company function?
Would you wear a woman's pair of jeans instead of Levi 501's?
Would you wear a purse instead of a "European shoulder bag"?

OK, I'll bite.

No
No
No, to BOTH

How's that?

[RockyR]

OK, I'll bite.

No
No
No, to BOTH

How's that?

That's exactly what I thought.

Then I would humbly ask, why wear a purse as a sporran? Where is the difference?

While I'm not a fan of "converted jackets", I can understand WHY people would take a man's tweed suit jacket and alter it... kilt jacket's aren't cheap for a decent one (a few hundred at least). A $10 thrift store jacket and a few hours of labor for something that's "close enough" is understandable (in my mind) for those on a budget.

Where I don't follow is the sporran. A decent looking sporran can be purchased for $45 or so. It doesn't have to be a $500 investment. Why not just save up and get the proper item? If it's a matter of wanting to do it yourself (taking pride in your work and all that), I can understand those who MAKE their sporrans. Where I get lost is the purse thing.

Again, these comments / questions aren't meant with malice or to 'beat andyone up', but as honest questions trying to understand.