My new Irish Saffron!!

[OC Richard]

I have kilt envy!

I'm a piper and I always feel a bit odd wearing my Scottish tartan kilt when playing at Irish-themed events. I really need to get a saffron kilt.

I love the look of a saffron kilt combined with a deep green kilt jacket.

What sort of sporran (if any) and jacket (if any) do you saffron kilt wearers favour? What sort of hose and shoes and other accessories?

[Mipi]

The kilt look great and the kilt pin even better. Congratulations.

[seanachie]

I recently purchased this same SWK Saffron and it makes it's debut Sunday at my wife's Christmas party. Commenting on someone's remarks on hose, I purchased Lovat Green hose from W. Brewin & Co. on your side of the pond (they are in Leicester) to go with the kilt. Additionally I got River Pattern kilt hose toppers from Flamingo Kilts on the recommendation of another member here. Thanks for the pics!

[Nighthawk]

I have kilt envy!

I'm a piper and I always feel a bit odd wearing my Scottish tartan kilt when playing at Irish-themed events. I really need to get a saffron kilt.

I love the look of a saffron kilt combined with a deep green kilt jacket.

What sort of sporran (if any) and jacket (if any) do you saffron kilt wearers favour? What sort of hose and shoes and other accessories?

I find I like green and black best with my saffron. I have a brown daywear sporran that I like to wear with my saffron, as well. For dressier occasions, I will wear either a white evening sporran or a black semidress.

[Stilletto_Rebel]

Until I find myself a white wooly sweater to go with my cream hose, I'm going to stick to black hose and black shirt with this kilt.

Thanks for the comments everyone. I look grumpy in the one photo because I was using the timer on the camera and had been waiting soooo long with a (fixed smile on my face) I was beginning to wonder if I had set the timer off!

[Tobus]

Until I find myself a white wooly sweater to go with my cream hose, I'm going to stick to black hose and black shirt with this kilt.

I think that's an excellent choice. The black looks great with it. Normally I think black kilt hose looks odd, maybe because I see a lot of senile old men running around wearing black dress socks pulled up to their knees with Bermuda shorts and I equate it with that. But in your case, with a saffron kilt and matching flashes and that wonderful pin, it just looks "right".

[NorCalPiper]

Here's what I wear to Irish themed gigs. My stillwater Saffron acrylic and I bought 2 of the acrylic full plaids and made them into a Piper's plaid. It is a smash everytime I wear it. Unfortunately I became too thin for the kilt, so I sold it, but I'm planning on a proper Saffron here shortly.

[Stilletto_Rebel]

This is an excellent look! All you're missing is a Brown Bess musket!! ith:

[OC Richard]

Here are some Pipe Band looks with saffron:

The "real deal", the Royal Irish Rangers Pipe Band:



Here's a US pipe band following that look:



Here's a very nice look combing tweed and saffron, a band that marched in NYC St Patrick's Day Parade:



Here's piper Dave Gallagher wearing a look inspired by the Irish military look but more practical, with dark green Argyll jacket and Glengarry:

[macwilkin]

The American band in the second picture is the Brian Boru Pipe band in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (I own their CD)

I rather like the look of the tweed jackets and fawn/lovat green bonnets with the saffron kilt.

T.