Prom picture, part 2

[MacWage]

Coemgen,
I REALLY understand (one reason I MAKE my own stuff).

Jock Scot,
Thanks for the info-> one wee thing I didn't know.

Everyone else,
Sorry for the excursion.

[Coemgen]

I'd make my own stuff, but I have neither the ability nor the time.

I've actually contemplated the possibility of making a Kenmore doublet from Uniformalwearhouse's Mandarin collar Eton jacket. Or perhaps a Brian Boru jacket from one of their shawl lapel Etons.

With my ambition, though, they will remain contemplations. At least, until I have graduated from Poor, Starving Liberal Arts Student to Poor, Starving Seminary Student to Poor, Starving Priest (With Family). Wait…

I just realised that I will probably be a poor, starving person from now 'til I die. Oh well. At least I'll be comfortable.

[MacWage]

At least, until I have graduated from Poor, Starving Liberal Arts Student to Poor, Starving Seminary Student to Poor, Starving Priest (With Family). Wait…

I just realised that I will probably be a poor, starving person from now 'til I die. Oh well. At least I'll be comfortable.

My situation is the SAME, just 9 years latter. (Similar track, then a WIDE move to retail and now to research.)
Balmorals are actually PRETTY EASY to make.
Here are some of mine:

[Coemgen]

You wouldn't happen to have a pattern scanned into your computer that you could e-mail me, would you?

[adam]

Ditto. I wouldn't mind one either.

[Coemgen]

Thanks for PMing me those links, and for the advice as well. I'm now contemplating making a caubeen and modifying one of those Etons into a Brian Boru for prom next year (my girlfriend is a senior at the high school - of course, she wants to go to Cambridge or Oxford for her undergraduate, and possibly graduate, studies, do I'm going to get in as much time as possible with her between now and then). Time shall tell!

[andyfg]

Very nice pic!

[Archangel]

Yes I am afraid so!Actually we would be too polite to say anything at all!

Not bad, that sounded almost diplomatic.

Help me out here, would keeping the bonnet on indoors, wearing all the gear, be a problem? Especially in a photo op?
Or would he need to be piping?

[Jock Scot]

Hi Archangel,yes I think my answer was pretty diplomatic too,even though I say it myself!Diplomacy has never been a strong suit of mine!

Generally speaking men's bonnets should never be worn inside,but bending the rules for a photograph is fine ,great for a leg pull though, and of course if he was piping that would be fine too.

[Frank McGrath]

Interesting. I wasn't sure on the commonly used term for those types of caps there. I know they are fairly common. I saw quite a few all over in 2000, not just in the city/tourist areas.
I doubt there would be much open commentary on stranger's head wear, but I was more curious as to what a Scot might say to his son to grab before, say, a drive though the country.
While on the topic, as we call them "ball caps" here (in reference to out game of baseball), what is that cap style called elsewhere?

A Redneck Beanie.