Quote Originally Posted by azwildcat96 View Post
Your choices look fine. I would only make a small suggestion...you may want to push the sgian dubh a little further into your hose to avoid losing it. I know the urge is there to display the crest on the handle, but unless the flashes are tight enough, or you don't plan on doing anything physical, the whole thing may go flying.

It seems silly to me that so many manufacturers place a decoration on the handle knowing it will not be seen by very many. Maybe someone else here has a theory?
I agree the sgian dubh needs to be a little further in. On the subject of decoration, I've read that this is customary and traditional, even though it's meant to be hidden. Most "dress" models will have ornamentation down to the tip of the sheath, even though the sheath itself is not meant to be removed from the hose. I don't know why it's like this, but don't blame the manufacturers. They're just following tradition.

Scotcop, I think your outfit matches nicely (even though you needn't worry about matching... the most you really need to do is just avoid majorly clashing). Personally, I tend to try to match 'tones' sort of like you did. If I wear some shade of blue hose, I'll usually wear some shade of blue shirt, even if it's not the same color. I think it looks nice to have a 'blue tone' day, and then later on have a 'brown tone' day, etc., even with the same kilt.