Quote Originally Posted by Harold Cannon View Post
I have noticed that in the history of the kilt that kilt ribbons were an option on the front apron. I know that this is a holdover from the armed services when it was policy to have the kilt either pinned or tied shut. I was wondering why this tradition has faded into almost complete obscurity. I know of only one company in the recent past that has offered these. I believe that even they no longer offer the kilt ribbons. The two most famous examples of these ribbons that I can think of are of course the Black Watch and Sir Harry Lauder. I hope that someone could shed some light on this. Maybe Matt Newsome has or can find the history and reason for this disapearance.

red:
Kilt rosettes and panels were worn by officers and NCOs in several regiments -- the Calgary Highlanders, an allied regiment of the old Argyll & Sutherlands, has a brief article on the kilt panel on their web site:

http://www.calgaryhighlanders.com/kiltpanel.htm

The kilt rosette is still worn, to my knowledge, by the Royal Regiment of Scotland.

Regards,

Todd