This is apt to stir up opinions on opposite ends of the spectrum, but I've been thinking lately about moving my kilt jewelry to a different spot.

It all started with Henry.


See how he wears that chunky, pillow-like pin up there just below his hip? I totally love that! It seems befitting of someone of elevated rank, a member of the royal household. Or maybe it's too heavy or valuable to be knocked around by the knees. Or maybe it serves the function of a beauty mark, drawing attention to a part of the body that your eye might otherwise pass over - or be conditioned to avoid. Status! Luxury! Temptation! Why, Paris Hilton is a Jenny-Come-Lately!

Then I noticed the rosettes on the Irish pipers' kilts:


All the way up along the edge. OK, so the kilt pin ceases to function as a weight when it's that high, and here it is for military decoration (or the equivalent).

Then Robert!


Dashing! The new picture of elegance. Debonaire! Dashing! A little bit Richard Branson, little Richard Burton. Ah - the kilt pin is up there where it commands attention.

I'm thinking I like this. But I'm also thinking that there's probably some rule that dictates it can't be there, unless it follows some other rule that allows it.

Like, it must not be pointy, lest you gouge your thigh. It should have a bit of heft to appear in balance with the body and like it deserves to be there. It can have a little more bling than what you'd sport on your knee.

OK, so I know there will be people who will say a kilt pin should only be down there around the knee - it should never be bling. That's fine. But does this have any appeal to others?

Regards,
Rex, on the hunt now for the perfect hip brooch...