Headwear

[Chef]

I wear a tweed and tartan driving caps, berets, a balmoral, a glengarry, an austrailian slouch hat, and am considering a pith helmet for the very hot summer highland games.

I wear driving caps that are tweeds, solid colors, and I even have a quilted one. When I'm working out in the garden, some times I wear a straw hat or a large canvas hat, kind of like "cowboy" hats or something like that.

I also am a fan of driving caps, both tweed and plain. Not sure about the pith helmet though

I still occasionally wear a Balmoral or a Glengarry, but often find them a bit too Highland Gamesy for everyday. I did see a tweed Balmoral that I am thinking about though.

[Panache]

I also am a fan of driving caps, both tweed and plain. Not sure about the pith helmet though

Chef,

From discussions elsewhere I have determined that a pith helmet would work with a safari style khaki shirt and khaki hose at a Highland Game in the same way that wearing a Jacobite shirt works at one. The look is far too theatrical for regular daywear but at a festive (hot and sunny) celebration of things Scottish I think it would be fine. The reason I'm considering this is that I'm getting tired of getting sunburned, also one never knows when one might bump into Livingston at a Highland Games...

Cheers

Jamie

[Chef]

[QUOTE=Panache;464834The reason I'm considering this is that I'm getting tired of getting sunburned, also one never knows when one might bump into Livingston at a Highland Games... [/QUOTE]

Well, chance favours the prepared.

I agree it might be a bit much for daywear, but I am sure you will look quite dapper.

[Jock Scot]

By some of you describing a hat as a "tweed driving cap" is that what I would call a cloth cap or just a flat 'at?If so,I have not seen one worn with the kilt ever.I have seen them worn,with the kilt,in Victorian/Edwardian photographs though.

I often wear a Balmoral and sometimes a deer stalker or a fore and aft( a bit like a deer stalker without the flaps)with the kilt.We do not encounter high temperatures here but I have always thought that a Panama would do the trick nicely if ever I and the kilt travelled to warmer climes.

[Jack Daw]

Chef,

From discussions elsewhere I have determined that a pith helmet would work with a safari style khaki shirt and khaki hose at a Highland Game in the same way that wearing a Jacobite shirt works at one. The look is far too theatrical for regular daywear but at a festive (hot and sunny) celebration of things Scottish I think it would be fine. The reason I'm considering this is that I'm getting tired of getting sunburned, also one never knows when one might bump into Livingston at a Highland Games...

Cheers

Jamie

So-called Jacobite shirts (with the shoestring or leather thong lace-up) are not really period accurate; so, it is, in effect, a costume shirt, as far as I am concerned. When I did re-enactments I found out the hard way after purchasing 2 or 3 of them. So, I gave them to my nephew for his Dungeon & Dragons role-playing.

BTW, a pith helmut may give you shade, but in the hot sun, they make your brain boil. A straw cowboy will keep you cool.