I have to admit that I'm not all that impressed by the more recent trends in sporrans. While we have dealt with ugly sporrans for quite some time (ever since the idea of "decorating" the face of a daywear leather sporran with a bit of hairy cow-hide to produce a "semi-dress" sporran that is asthetically unsuitable for all occassions), we are now faced with the issue of avant guard modern-art sporrans that look like a techno-punk fashion accessory, along with the rather obsolete looking Jacobite reinactment sporrans for those who want to carry their car keys and wallet around in what looks like something purchashed from a Rennassaince festival; and then there are the ebay sporrans made in Pakistan - the leather day-wear versions of which all seem to be available only in black (a bit formal a color for casual day dress), and the evening versions of which are all made from cheaply stitched together rabbit-fur with stamped tin cantles.

Sadly, it seems that no one is now producing the type of sporrans that have survived and been handed down for generations among the Highland lairds and gentlemen of the clans back home, of which the following are some excellent examples:







The following examples from The Mad Piper are the closest I could find to the traditional designs: