Horse hair sporran

[HeathBar]

I posted this question some time ago. Basically what it boils down to is that the hair sporrans available today are mostly geared towards pipers, such as yourself. I am talking about the sporrans with the shiny chrome cantles. They are fine when they are worn with a uniform, such as a pipe band, but look out of place in a normal formal setting. However, I am still on the look for one with a plain leather cantle with one or two tassles. Nothing flashy but would look Victorian. I know they are not practicle to wear because of the lack of storage in them, but when worn with the right outfit, it can look like it belongs.

[Hamish]

The white/black horsehair sporran the bottom of which is worn in line with the bottom of the kilt is essentially part of a piper's uniform and, as such, is inappropriate for wear without the rest of the piper's uniform.

Apart from any thing else, the wearing of a casual or otherwise 'civilian' kilt outfit with a piper's sporran looks incongruous, overdressed and, to be honest, ridiculous. I would not touch that combination with a proverbial bargepole, unless I wanted to be mocked by those in the know!!

Sometimes a bit of mixing-and-matching can work - but not in this case. Sorry!