Bamoral tails (or no balmoral)?

[A Hay]

I have two Balmorals. The first is a lovat green and I tied the tails in a bow. The second I got from glengarryhats was supposed to be khaki, but it really is a darker brown. I cut the tails off this one.

I like wearing the Balmoral with other civilian clothes in cooler weather, but the tails seem to me to be a nuisance when hanging down and not particularly "manly" when tied in a bow in back with regular civilian clothes. With a kilt, tied bows are OK for me.

I may be somewhat influenced by all the Army soldiers wearing their black berets here on Post. What they have to go through to get their berets looking right would be another thread in itself.

My next Balmoral will be tan. I want something to go with traditional light tan khaki pants.

Some of the pics in the link below show my Lovat Green Balmoral.

Regards,

Tom

[macwilkin]

I have two Balmorals. The first is a lovat green and I tied the tails in a bow. The second I got from glengarryhats was supposed to be khaki, but it really is a darker brown. I cut the tails off this one.

I like wearing the Balmoral with other civilian clothes in cooler weather, but the tails seem to me to be a nuisance when hanging down and not particularly "manly" when tied in a bow in back with regular civilian clothes. With a kilt, tied bows are OK for me.

I may be somewhat influenced by all the Army soldiers wearing their black berets here on Post. What they have to go through to get their berets looking right would be another thread in itself.

My next Balmoral will be tan. I want something to go with traditional light tan khaki pants.

Some of the pics in the link below show my Lovat Green Balmoral.

Regards,

Tom

Tom,

Have you seen "Monarch of the Glen"? The character Golly Mackenzie, the estate Ghillie, frequently wears his bonnet with "mufti" -- usually a wax jacket and a pair of "cargo pants" -- and it looks very "manly" -- but Golly usually has a fly-fishing rod or a shotgun on his shoulder! :mrgreen:

T.