Originally Posted by
OC Richard
Yes that was probably the point of the middle-aged Scot telling a teenaged newbie (me) to wear "no tartan above the waist" or to put it another way the tartan of the kilt was quite enough.
This was in 1977 and the "kilt hire" impact had yet to be felt, the Highland Dress of this gent being pretty much the same as it was in the inter-war period. His dress went a long way to forming my ideas about "traditional Highland Dress".
His dress was smart but never ostentatious. The most dressed-up he got was, when piping at very formal Evening events, a Regulation Doublet, seal Evening sporran, tartan hose, buckled brogues etc. No dirk, no plaid, no hat, no pins, etc. (He served in the Cameron Highlanders in WWII as a piper.)
With absolutely no disrespect to the WW2 piper, or you, but again you make my point clearly. The gentleman was a piper----- an entertainer---- and therefore his attire bears little or no relevance to civilian kilt attire. There are similarities for sure, but they have little, or no relevance to civilian kilt attire as a guide.
Last edited by Jock Scot; 30th October 20 at 07:13 AM.
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