Quote Originally Posted by creagdhubh View Post
The lady pictured is actually Lise MacDougall, whom is often the Games Steward there at Oban. The man pictured is her husband, Charlie MacDougall.
Ah, you are correct. I got some misinformation from that other thread, and apparently didn't read far enough to see that it was corrected there. I've edited my post so as not to repeat the same mistake. Thanks for that, Kyle.

Great set of photos Kyle and fantastic variety of colours in the tweed jackets. Would love to get hold of a few of them.
That's the other thing that really caught my eye about these photos. The lovely tweeds. I see some terrific combinations of tweeds, tartans, and patterned ties that really reinforces Jock Scot's advice for not worrying about being matchy-matchy.

I also take note of the bonnets being worn. Aside from the black Glengarries worn by pipers, we almost uniformly see the gentlemen wearing Lovat green or Lovat blue Balmorals (with only a few black ones thrown in, and at least one 'fawn' coloured one). Considering recent discussions about the shapes, colours, and wearing styles of Balmorals, I see a nice range of styles here. What's interesting is that even though the majority of bonnets are virtually the same type and colour, they each have their own unique style of wearing them. Unlike other types of hats that men wear, the Balmoral really does lend itself to personalization.

Take, for instance, this photo. The style I've tried to emulate with my own Balmorals is like the one on the left (this appears to be Charlie MacDougall), where the crown flops to the right, well over the edging. But the fellow in the center (sorry, I don't know who he is) wears his more centered on his head, and it actually looks pretty good. It's not a crisp "flying saucer" look, but rather more floppy and soft.



Then you have His Grace, the Duke of Argyll, whose bonnet has a much smaller crown and appears older and more 'crushed'. If I remember correctly, that bonnet was passed to him from his father, and has a long history. Is that correct? It certainly has its own particular personalized look, while still being of the same general style.

I also see an impressive array of cromachs and full mask sporrans. Very nice.