I should be able to put some pictures up this weekend (when I go to my girlfriend's house to collect them!).

I am a strict traditionalist, so I should offer this disclaimer, and I offer this just for tradition's sake and not to rub anybody the wrong way. The saffron kilt (MOD shade, anyway) in the British army, is the kilt worn by pipers in HM's regiments in Northern Ireland - not even the drummers in the regimental pipe bands are kilted. Unlike the tartan kilt which is worn and was historically worn by civilians, soldiers, pipers, drummers, etc., the saffron kilt was created especially for pipers. So, in my piperly opinion, the MOD shade saffron kilt should only be worn by pipers because it is a unique symbol of "piperdom." So why not choose one of the Irish county tartans or another solid colour instead, and leave us our only unique kilt?

My next order from kiltstore.net will be a dark green argyll and waistcoat. A saffron kilt with a black prince charlie? Man, I need to work on not being so persnickety...


Mark O - USA