Stillwater leather kilt jacket and cargo sporran

[Panache]

My lovely Star is indulgent of my interest in highland attire but on the whole doesn't tend to encourage me to buy more kilt and kit. One recent exception was seeing Mike's (Farlander) leather kilt jacket from Jerry over at Stillwater kilts (though I suspect she thought I should buy it only because she wants borrow it).

I checked with Jerry about sizing and he asked if I would be interested in a one-off he had in his shop in brown. I jumped on this and couldn't help noticing he had some brown leather cargo sporrans on clearance. I picked up one thinking it would go well with the jacket.

They arrived today (ordered only a few days ago, but then that's old hat for Stillwater)



I am in love with the jacket. It is buttery soft, has usable pockets, and though it is a fully lined leather jacket it is light enough that I can see using it beyond the cold weather months. This is going to get a lot of use!

Though I don't think he is going to have more brown jackets, I bet that the black jackets with a black cargo sporran would give a similar modern kilt look...speaking of modern kilt looks ...I have another thread to start!


Anyway thanks Jerry

Jamie ith:

[Dale Seago]

Though I don't think he is going to have more brown jackets, I bet that the black jackets with a black cargo sporran would give a similar modern kilt look...

Okay, not the cargo sporran in this case, but this is from late April or early May last year:








And I think we need to collectively natter at Jerry until he also stocks brown as a regular item -- you look smashing!!

[Panache]

Great look Dale! I like that these leather jackets are a modern accessory that avoids the "punk look"


Nothing wrong with having a punk look



But sometimes you want something a little more sophisticated, yet not traditional either.

Cheers

Jamie

[Panache]

oops!

Almost forgot. The brown leather cargo sporran is the same style as the nylon one I have from Stillwater and use for hiking. The compartments and zipper make it very easy to organize and get to your stuff. I'm not sure what the flaw was that caused them to be on clearance but at $26 they are a steal!

Cheers

Jamie

[Dale Seago]

oops!

Almost forgot. The brown leather cargo sporran is the same style as the nylon one I have from Stillwater and use for hiking. The compartments and zipper make it very easy to organize and get to your stuff. I'm not sure what the flaw was that caused them to be on clearance but at $26 they are a steal!

Cheers

Jamie

I had a black nylon one for a long time, then also grabbed a brown leather one last year. I think they're a steal at the full regular price.

[Elf]

Looks super! Thank you for making this post. I had thought these were no longer available. May I say the Brown looks excellent with your tartan as well. Cheers.

[English Bloke]

Stillwater cargos.

I have a Nylon, and leather ones in black and brown. I bought the leather ones as an upgrade on the nylon one as I was so impressed with that.


Nylon - It's had a lot of use and is a bit bashed about now.


Black Leather


Brown Leather

They are by far the most versatile and most frequently worn of all my sporrans. I absolutely love them. Still worth every penny, even with the outrageous import duty I got spanked with when they arrived. Best everyday, off the shelf sporran on the market.

Good choice Jamie. I like the jacket too, it fits you well.

[Panache]

Looks super! Thank you for making this post. I had thought these were no longer available. May I say the Brown looks excellent with your tartan as well. Cheers.

Elf,

Thanks! It isn't a flashy tartan but I just love the wonderful earth tones and it is a favorite of mine because it goes so well with either black or brown accessories. The tartan is a weathered variant on the Lamont tartan that Stillwater Kilts used to offer (it is a wool heavyweight). Jerry stopped selling it a few years ago (he then brought in a wool Black Stewart) but they come up for sale used here on XMTS every now and again. Keep your eyes peeled as they don't tend to last long when they do.

Cheers

Jamie

[Kiltedinkansas]

While i'm quite sure I would love the utility of the cargo sporrans from SWK, I just can't bring myself to buy one. Mostly because the zippers equate it with a fanny/bum pack, at least in my mind, even though thats pretty much what a sporran is. I much prefer a sporran with a flap closure, even though these do look very nice.

And back on topic, I love the brown leather kilt jacket. You wear it in quite the dashing yet casual manner Panache

[Panache]

While i'm quite sure I would love the utility of the cargo sporrans from SWK, I just can't bring myself to buy one. Mostly because the zippers equate it with a fanny/bum pack, at least in my mind, even though thats pretty much what a sporran is. I much prefer a sporran with a flap closure, even though these do look very nice.

KiK,

I bought the less expensive nylon version John pictured above to go with my camo X Kilt



But found it worked well with tartan kilts as well



A nylon belt, sporran strap, and sporran are a lot lighter than leather and the compartments are very practical. It is my camping/hiking/beach sporran.

Kent (Walkerk) has had a brown leather one for a while and wears it with all sorts of outfits and it doesn't seem amiss. I probably will stick to using it for modern looking outfits though (since in truth I have a plethora of sporrans now )

Cheers

Jamie