Quote Originally Posted by gilmore View Post
.... a sporran is not at all necessary.... If you look at many photos of many 19th and early 20th century soldiers, you will see quite a few wearing no sporran. The idea that one is de rigeur... I really don't feel the need to proclaim to the world that I am wearing a kilt instead of a skirt by having this unnecessary accessory.... The belt is purely decorative.
Intelligent, logical, pragmatic, and correct.

On the other hand, if these accessories give someone the confidence boost needed to wear a kilt in public, then they are serving a useful function.

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