Brown leather Sporran and Belt?

[Hamish]

So I'm thinking about making both a brown leather belt and sporran but wonder how prolific/ popular these are. Anyone heard of them? I figured there'd have to be some around. The main reason I'm after them is I wear a westmeath tartan which would go brilliantly with them.

Not so many years ago, it was commonplace to wear brown leather accessories with day wear and black with evening wear. From an early age, that was how I expected to accessorise my kilts.

Nowadays, perhaps through the proliferation of non-tartan kilts, the 'rules' are not so easily applied since brown does not always 'go' with some colours whilst black does not always 'go' with others. I admit now to wearing brown or black, regardless of the time of day, and as governed by the kilt I am wearing.

Do not forget, this does not stop with the sporran and belt. If they are brown then you will need brown shoes/boots to wear with them. Similarly with black. I even have brown and black leather bomber jackets, so that colour co-ordination is complete.

[ozmeath]

Not so many years ago, it was commonplace to wear brown leather accessories with day wear and black with evening wear. From an early age, that was how I expected to accessorise my kilts.

Nowadays, perhaps through the proliferation of non-tartan kilts, the 'rules' are not so easily applied since brown does not always 'go' with some colours whilst black does not always 'go' with others. I admit now to wearing brown or black, regardless of the time of day, and as governed by the kilt I am wearing.

Do not forget, this does not stop with the sporran and belt. If they are brown then you will need brown shoes/boots to wear with them. Similarly with black. I even have brown and black leather bomber jackets, so that colour co-ordination is complete.

I wasn't aware of that history Hamish. Iwonder how that came about tho.I suppose you can knock brown brown leather about a bit without fear of scuffs showing up but black will mark more readily.
As for mathching accessories I totally agree. shoes, belt and sporran. I need to get some formal black shoes, brogues or ghillies but am in no real hurry as I'm a fairly informal (but very regular) kilt wearer.