THCD Photo Examples

[saxandpipes]

This must be Rob Roy, No? A MacGregor tartan I assume.

Aah, thanks,

Sir Malcolm MacGregor, The photographer and clan chief maybe?

[davidlpope]

Aah, thanks,

Sir Malcolm MacGregor, The photographer and clan chief maybe?

Got it.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Aah, thanks,

Sir Malcolm MacGregor, The photographer and clan chief maybe?

That's him, and his lovely wife Fiona. :-) The photo was taken at the Stone Mountain Highland Games in 2008, I believe, and the tartan he's wearing is the Red & Black MacGregor, aka "Rob Roy."

Here is another photo of the pair, showing a more tartan-filled example of THCD.

[saxandpipes]

That's him, and his lovely wife Fiona. :-) The photo was taken at the Stone Mountain Highland Games in 2008, I believe, and the tartan he's wearing is the Red & Black MacGregor, aka "Rob Roy."

Here is another photo of the pair, showing a more tartan-filled example of THCD.

Wow!

Great, thanks for that!

Cheers,

Michael

[MacLowlife]

I was poking around last night and saw that SKYE HIGHLAND OUTFITTERS now offers a tailored-for-you bias cut doublet in PV for under $200. They have a wide range of tartans. I am a satisfied SHO customer from another purchase, but have no financial interest.

Thanks to all and sundry for these great photos.

I was also interested to see discussion above of that other great highland accessory- the beard. Sadly, any flexibility in facial hair is either accomplished slowly, or runs only one way. That is, you can cut it off quickly, but growing it is another thing entirely. I once had a 12 month beard, which I did not cut at all. Conservatively speaking, it aged my appearance by at least 15 years. On cold mornings I wish I had it back.

[OC Richard]

Very interesting, that jacket! Note how the jacket front edge smoothly transitions to something akin to Inverness skirts/tashes/flaps without the "break" usually seen. I wonder if this sort of jacket was transitional between the early style with flaps which looked quite seperate, and our modern Argyll jackets. Here it is again, worn on the right:



But usually on these jackets there's a notch or break between the front edge and the flaps, as here:



Usually these jackets seem to be tailored to stay open at the bottom, but here it's worn buttoned:



I've not yet found out what this style of jacket was called in the old days. One early 20th century catalogue I have mentions "celtic" jackets but with no illustration. The closest modern jacket is the "regulation doublet", simply called "doublet" in my early catalogues. But the modern regulation doublet has lapels like a Prince Charlie.

[seanachie]

That's him, and his lovely wife Fiona. :-) The photo was taken at the Stone Mountain Highland Games in 2008, I believe, and the tartan he's wearing is the Red & Black MacGregor, aka "Rob Roy."

Here is another photo of the pair, showing a more tartan-filled example of THCD.

That is a pretty amazing looking. Man if I ever win the lottery I know that I would love to have the complete set in a few tartans. Thanks for sharing this photo.