Quote Originally Posted by furrycelt
I know this has come up in other threads. I am still surprised to read this. I have never known anyone to put a kilt pin thru just the outer apron (until I came to his forum). I will concede that I cannot find fault with the arguements for not pinning both aprons together. However, I pin them both together and the world hasn't come to an end (not yet at least).

-ian
When I first started wearing a kilt, I made the mistake of pinning both aprons together with the kilt pin -- and I did noticed that it tended to ruin the "hang" of the kilt.

Thompson discusses this in his book; whilst it seems natural to want to pin both aprons together as a means of "security", a good kilt pin, combined with the weight of the wool apron, will hold both down.

At one time, kilts were fastened with pins and/or rosettes. Today, the kilt pin has become more ornamental, as with the rosettes that the Black Watch wear on their aprons, or the "kilt panel" of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders.

Of course, you may have a different experience -- and far be it from me to say what is right for me will be right for you. Based on my experience (and others that I know), I would strongly recommend against it.

If you have good, secure straps, you don't need to pin both aprons together.

Regards,

Todd