Balmoral with saxon clothes

[Singlemalt]

I am now in my mid-sixties but since my early twenties my go to cool/cold weather hat is a Balmoral. I find them a warm and practical hat. It is neat, comfortable, reasonably warm when worn the traditional way and in severe conditions it can be pulled down over your ears. They can also be easily rolled up and put in a pocket when you step indoors. I have several of them. All pretty simple and plain without badges or ribbons. In my youth they were popular headwear here for curling and are often referred to locally as Curling Tams. I never get any comment about them one way or the other.

An odd note is that though I regularly wear one with pants, I almost never do with a kilt. Too my eye they kind of turn the kilt into a costume rather than respectable gentleman's dress. When kilted I go hatless.

[KnittedReenactor]

I tend to go hatted most times, usually some form of ball cap, or wide brimmed if I will be in the sun for a long time. This year, most of the time I have been kilted I took my Tilley.
I actually am wearing my newly made Tam today with jeans. Needed to beat some use into it. I really haven't worn a beret-type cover except for my old red Boy Scout beret that was passed down to me, and that was only with a scouting uniform.
From a practical standpoint, I have to disagree and state the modern balmoral or tam is not a good cold weather cap. In areas that experience below freezing or snowy winters it just doesn't work. It is very important to protect the ears from the cold. A large portion of the body's heat is lost through the head, specifically the ears. Additionally it is uncomfortable and risks the ears to frostbite. A good knit stocking cap or, better yet, a fur lined trapper will do you very well with t******s or kilt. Those living outside the outside the real winter areas can get away with not covering their ears, I can't.
A balmoral will work well in saxon wear. If someone could wear a beret with it, you can do better with a balmoral. A nicely assembled suit would look smashing with a properly jocked balmoral!