Quote Originally Posted by Trey View Post
Let’s just say that I am glad I did not have to sit on the board that had to rip apart uniforms and put them back together, not a job that makes many friends....

I too wish to have seen scarlet tunics again; at least the highland band wears them.

What is your opinion on the gray greatcoats? I don’t know what was worn before but they appear to be exactly the same as the coats worn by the foot guards in London.

I think that cost may have won out during the battle of the sporran; one pattern is cheaper than 2 or more....especially if that one pattern uses an existing cantle and looks oddly like the generic pipe band sporran in most other aspects. Cost is clearly an issue as the kilts were contracted to an English skit maker [I hope the outcry after the news leaked changed things and I can’t find that BBC article, sorry].

I don’t think the tartan was ever really going anywhere but BW and the black spat buttons were "odd" therefore they were guaranteed a place by sheer force of being able to have a storied uniform.

I am not a hose or glen expert but they did settle on my favorite hose [Red/Black and lovat green] and my favorite pattern of glen so that made me smile.

Aside from their smashing uniform I am very sore I missed this historic parade. How can I find out about this sort of MAJOR historic event far enough in advance to schedule a trip?
Some of our Highland regiments still wear scarlets. The Irish Regiment of Canada does as well.