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  1. 30th September 09, 07:25 AM #1
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    Yes, always have, always do. I have two. One is a sword with a clan crest, the other a thistle kilt pin.

    When I started wearing a kilt when I first joined a pipe band in my youth, that's what everybody did, so I did too. Seems like another tradition to me. Do you think that story about Queen Victoria starting this is true?
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    Quote Originally Posted by HarborSpringsPiper View Post
    Do you think that story about Queen Victoria starting this is true?
    No, originally some kilts were fastened with pins.

    When buckles became the norm the pins stayed on as decoration

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    Quote Originally Posted by Panache View Post
    No, originally some kilts were fastened with pins.

    When buckles became the norm the pins stayed on as decoration

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    Jamie :ootd:
    So apron pins are commemorative of waist-fastening pins?
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    Quote Originally Posted by HarborSpringsPiper View Post
    So apron pins are commemorative of waist-fastening pins?
    As I understand it

    The Queen Victoria story is more fun though

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    Quote Originally Posted by Panache View Post
    As I understand it

    The Queen Victoria story is more fun though

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    Guess that's why they call them legends, eh?
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