It was actually looking over so many old photos of pipers (and non-pipers as well) that made me realise how underdressed we pipers are nowadays.

There was actually a stock civilian piper's dress that was worn virtually unchanged from the 1860's up through the 1920's, consisting of a sort of jacket I don't see anymore, long hair sporran, tartan hose, Glengarry, etc:





So I decided to get buckled shoes (not Mary Janes but the "buckle loafers" so common in the 19th century), tartan hose, an antique sporran, antique brooch, and plaid. In my own little way I'm trying to bring back this old piper's costume a bit: