Quote Originally Posted by Nick the DSM View Post
Well, from what I have seen the solo pipers I've seen in America seen to have that cookie cutter image to them with black and white colours, except for the solo pipers that I've seen here. However, when I see solo pipers from Scotland for example, they dress more with tweed and have colour other than black.
It's fairly international, I think. One of the photos I posted above has all the men save one (Gordon Walker) in black Argyll jackets, the Scots and Canadians alike.

Solo pipers' competition dress (and the dress of the judges) is interesting to me, because some will simply wear the uniform of their current band, while others go to the expense and trouble of an entirely different kit (kilt, jacket, and all). Some soloists will go with a more traditional route with tweed jackets, brown sporrans, tattersall shirts etc, while other soloists will go with a more modern hip look such as an all-black kit (including a plain black, or Black Isle, kilt) etc. There's more variety in solo dress overall.