Let's Talk Buckles

[Barb T]

Brass and brown is fabulous with a weathered tartan, and black and brass would be great for a tartan with some gold or yellow. Best place to get brass buckles and brown straps (plain) is Highland Xpress:

http://www.highlandxpress.com/patterns.html. Scroll down to buckles & straps.

Here are the the fabulous embossed brown straps (thanks to Robert at RKilts!) that I put on Hamish's kilt:



And here's another with brass and brown:



And same tartan, different pleating, also brass and brown:



I always ask, though, before putting brown and brass on a kilt, because, if a kilt has 2 buckles on the fringe edge of the apron, one of the buckle/strap sets does show. If someone owns only a black sporran, silver chain (or black sporran strap), and black kilt belt with a silver buckle, it would look weird to have brown straps with brass buckles.