Kilt jacket with Club-Crest?

[Jock Scot]

Jock,
Clan badges, yes. But I have never seen an embroidered "club/society badge" on a kilt jacket breast pocket.

Alan

I have seen a very few and wish that I hadn't. I can recall a visiting curling club in particular, wearing them. They were very nice chaps from Sweden I think, but "someone" must have decided that everyone must wear exactly the same badged outfit on every occasion.

[neloon]

I have seen a very few and wish that I hadn't. I can recall a visiting curling club in particular, wearing them. They were very nice chaps from Sweden I think, but "someone" must have decided that everyone must wear exactly the same badged outfit on every occasion.

And these Swedes were kilted, Jock?

Alan

[Jock Scot]

Indeed they were, Black Watch tartan as I recall. To be fair they made a fairly good show of wearing their kilts and attire..........apart from those breast pocket badges........and I would not be surprised if some good advice and perhaps a bit of practice on kilt wearing had been obtained before they ventured forth.

[Luke MacGillie]

Some, not all members of the Black Watch Veterans Association wear the Regimental Crest as an embroidered badge on their jackets. But most seem to wear, well not trews, but rather tartan trousers with a long "English" blazer.

[ThistleDown]

Many regimental associations (Gordons, Argylls, Camerons, Seaforths and others) offer embroidered blazer badges, Luke, but they wear them with flannels, not with Highland dress.

Attached is a pic of veterans Captain (retired) Robert MacDonald and Honorary Colonel (retired) David Fairweather at the March-Out from the Seaforth Armory in Vancouver. MacDonald is civilian kilted, Fairweather in blazer and flannels. Note that Fairweather is also wearing a regimental tie.

[Macman]

Many regimental associations (Gordons, Argylls, Camerons, Seaforths and others) offer embroidered blazer badges, Luke, but they wear them with flannels, not with Highland dress.

I have one as well, worn on a blue blazer, but not with Highland dress.

[Luke MacGillie]

Many regimental associations (Gordons, Argylls, Camerons, Seaforths and others) offer embroidered blazer badges, Luke, but they wear them with flannels, not with Highland dress.

I have one as well, worn on a blue blazer, but not with Highland dress.

Yes, that was my, perhaps too obtuse way of suggesting that this is perhaps, not exactly a "Highland" practice. I support kilting, especially making it truly the Ethic dress of Highland Scots and their descendants the world over. But I'm not much of a supporter of forcing kilting in places its just not appropriate.

[The Q]

I do have a selection of club / association /RAF ties to be worn with kilts or saxon clothing if required.. I do also have various metal lapel badges I have worn with kilts such as sailing club or military veterans.

I've not seen a club embroidered badge worn with a kilt, although my sailing club does have such a badge available.
Should I ever get coerced into a role at the club that would normally require wearing blazer and flannels, then I might consider wearing such a badge with the kilt on formal occasions. (Though not if I'm up on the starting box verandah, which is open to view from below) . I think however It would require a blazer tailored for the kilt..

[TSRalex]

Thanks to all for sharing their opinions!

Conclusio for me is:

It would require a blazer tailored for the kilt..

[Jock Scot]

I do have a selection of club / association /RAF ties to be worn with kilts or saxon clothing if required.. I do also have various metal lapel badges I have worn with kilts such as sailing club or military veterans.

--------------- I think however It would require a blazer tailored for the kilt..

Well yes, I think it would. Two questions occur to me though.

1. How often is one going to have occasion to wear it?

2. Is the expense justified?

A third question then inevitably occurs in my mind.

3. Why bother?