What hat do you wear with a kilt?

[creagdhubh]

For me, I prefer to wear the Balmoral bonnet with a black or matching cockade. I keep the ribbon tails untied on the navy and black Balmorals, yet on my fawn, lovat blue, and lovat green balmorals, I keep the ribbons tied. I do own Glengarries in black and navy, yet I seldom wear them. I do not like dicing on the black and navy bonnets, nor on the Glengarries, as it tends to look to regimental, however, I do like dicing on the fawn, lovat blue, and lovat green Balmorals. I always wear a Clan Macpherson (or Chattan) badge in silver, and sometimes tuck a sprig of white heather or boxwood behind the badge, as they are the plant badges of the Clan Macpherson.

I am seriously thinking abouting investing in a nice Panama hat to wear with Highland attire at times - the look has grown on me, and in some cases, I am sure the brim could prove much more advantagous in bright sunshine than that of a Balmoral!

Black Balmoral with Macpherson badge and a bit of white heather. Photo taken in Newtonmore, Inverness-shire.


Fawn Balmoral with fawn and lovat green dicing. Macpherson badge and a rather large spray of boxwood. Photo taken in Saint Louis, Missouri.


Cheers,