Horse hair sporrans . . .

[English Bloke]

... I wear mine when it's appropriate and expected. If you merely want to be eye-catching then clown costumes are cheap to hire. ...

Easy Tiger... Good for you. No need to be quite so condescending though. You are perfectly correct of course and I'm sure you are the epitomy of sartorial elegance at all times.


This is more my style. Thanks for the pointer.

[beloitpiper]

Greg and Robbie... I take it you're not keen then...

No, I like my horsehair, but I think it is only appropriate for piping gigs. I have a white rabbit fur sporran for formal events, black leather sporran for dressy events, and a brown leather sporran for casual events. That being said, and as I pointed out before, Artificer's sporran is the only kind I'd wear to formal non-piping gigs. It has leather instead of brass and is cut naturally, instead of shorn straight across at the bottom.

[chrisupyonder]

Easy Tiger...Snip


This is more my style. Thanks for the pointer.

What! What! You mean your going to make a clown face sporran?

Chris.

[Nick the DSM]

What! What! You mean your going to make a clown face sporran?

Chris.

Hmmmm....I wonder...

[madmacs]

I just ordered one... going to be a while before i get it though... seller wouldnt ship to the US...

[Jock Scot]

I wear mine when it's appropriate and expected. If you merely want to be eye-catching then clown costumes are cheap to hire. Under-statement is the essence of style. I would not wear a tuxedo to a business meeting nor a coronet/tiara to a barbecue nor work ballet pumps to the local country hop. It's not rocket science, nor is it challenging your human right to dress however you please, no matter how out of place. Less is more........Robbie

I can only but agree. There is a time, in my sometimes not so humble opinion and a place to wear these sort of sporrans and to wear them just for day to day wear is an overdose of "bling" on an epic scale.

[English Bloke]

Sheeesh...

I seem to be taking this subject of horsehair sporrans a bit less seriously than some. My apologies. Thanks for all the helpful advice, I will be sure to save my horsehair sporrans for the appropriate occasion and not wear them in Sainsbury's.

[Jock Scot]

Sheeesh...

I seem to be taking this subject of horsehair sporrans a bit less seriously than some. My apologies. Thanks for all the helpful advice, I will be sure to save my horsehair sporrans for the appropriate occasion and not wear them in Sainsbury's.

That sounds like a good plan to me.

[English Bloke]

Jock... It's Sainsbury's loss if you ask me?

[M. A. C. Newsome]

One thing to consider is that there are hair sporrans, and there are hair sporrans.

Unfortunately perhaps, but 9 times out of 10 when I see a hair sporran it is a minor variation of this theme:


To me, and to many, the above screams "piper!" We are used to seeing these worn by pipers on parade. And when we see someone wearing one otherwise, they look like an off-duty piper. That's the problem when a particular style becomes so associated with one group or activity.

However, we (the general public) often forget that there are many other styles of hair sporran, which would not necessary imply "piper" or "military" when we see them.

The one shown by Artificer is a perfect example. Others range from simple to fancy.