Balmoral Hat

[Jock Scot]

Very good point Jock!

Which I should have considered! I've been in Scottish daylight at, what, 10pm in the Summer? Something like that.

In any case I think I see at least one gent clutching a bonnet in his hand.

I think sunset at that time of year would be about 2200. I have fished much later than that in good light right through to sunrise. A wonderful experience---------as long as the midgies stay away and its not raining!

[kingandrew]

I tend to wear a balmoral any time I'm outside kilted and the weather is cool enough. I have a lighter-weight tam I wear in warmer weather and a pith helmet for the hot summer sun.

My favorite balmoral is a maroon one with dicing, so that's the one I sport most often. With black tie, I wear a black balmoral, with a red toorie and dicing, but I of course remove it indoors.

Regarding the gents wearing evening dress in the daylight, it seems possible to me that they posed at that time to take advantage of the light for the photo. Early photography required more light and longer posing times, both of which might have made it harder to get a good shot at an actual evening event. So that's one more possibility to add to the mix.

Andrew