Quote Originally Posted by planemaker View Post
If this is the video that you are talking about, that is a British Army Mess Dress Uniform, which looks much like a PC jacket. He is wearing regimental badges, and Mess Minature Medals.

IMHO....I would not wear Drum/Pipe Major badges on a PC jacket..

Cheers!

Paul
Captain, (Ret)
Canadian Forces - Air Reserve
Paul,
That is the video I was talking about in my previous post, and while the jacket he's wearing does look like a mess jacket, for the life of me I couldn't figure out what regiment it was supposed to be. The jacket appears to black with black facings-- not worn by any Scottish regiment that I am familiar with, nor does his kilt seem to be of any regimental pattern. This (along with the civilian sporran), added to the fact that he's piping on stage, led me to assume that he's in a costume. He looks good on stage, isn't wearing anything he isn't entitled to (I guess??), and delivers visually (as well as audibly) exactly what the audience wants and expects.

I think this underscores both of our opinions that band or military trade insignia has no place on civilian attire-- unless, of course, one is a world class piper performing on stage!

Best regards,
Scott