Kilt pin advice

[RichardtheLarge]

My personal advice on kilt pins—don’t wear them. With that said, this is an attractive piece of jewelry.

[MacKenzie]

My personal advice on kilt pins—don’t wear them.

Why not..?

[RichardtheLarge]

Why not..?

Several reasons:

1. They create more or less permanent holes in the most presentational section of the kilt—the apron!
2. If they’re caught on an object, they likewise risk tearing the apron.
3. They are an English invention born out of the judgment that kilts are intrinsically indecent/provocative, and that measures must be taken to keep the aprons together.
4. They no longer serve even their intended purpose, as nowadays everyone is pinning the left apron to nothing.
5. They pull focus down and to the left from the perspective of the observer, disrupting the balance and symmetry of the figure and depleting visual interest in the sporran and kilt.

Other than that, they’re great!

[Terry Searl]

To me all this talk of modesty is silly and I would think only applies if the kilt wearer is not wearing an undergarment ........wear an undergarment and your concerns are solved .........as has been stated here many times before, an undergarment also helps with keeping the inside of the kilt clean.
The need for a kilt pin becomes purely decorative and as such is easily made redundant......take a lesson from ladies and especially young ladies, for years they've worn skirts much shorter than any kilt and they have little to no concerns about modesty or so it seems.........just my tuppence worth

[Baeau]

Several reasons:

1. They create more or less permanent holes in the most presentational section of the kilt—the apron!
2. If they’re caught on an object, they likewise risk tearing the apron.
3. They are an English invention born out of the judgment that kilts are intrinsically indecent/provocative, and that measures must be taken to keep the aprons together.
4. They no longer serve even their intended purpose, as nowadays everyone is pinning the left apron to nothing.
5. They pull focus down and to the left from the perspective of the observer, disrupting the balance and symmetry of the figure and depleting visual interest in the sporran and kilt.

Other than that, they’re great!

To me, #3 is waving the flag for Victorian Era. All others make sense. Being an ex-parts peddler, I see the nasty side of kilt pins (in current times). Another thing to make a buck, quid, shekel, et cetera. Looking at old photos, as in.....
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...ription-93753/
...no pins. The sporran seems to keep the apron in check. Being unlearned, no comments please, "When did the kilt pin begin use?" Not hijacking the thread, any information should be considered an addition to advice. Knowledge may, or may not, help make a choice.