"Jacobite" garb

[Dale Seago]

It must have been earlier in this thread that we discussed 'bodkins' for pinning up one's plaid (I'm too lazy to look!).

Anyways, here are some nice bone and horn examples like the one I use:

http://www.96storehouse.com/OurStore...1/Default.aspx

I may have missed it but I don't think it WAS discussed. Nice examples there, thanks for posting!

To the best of my recollection "plaid brooches" didn't come into vogue until after The Forty-Five, with annular (ring) brooches in particular being a women's adornment. I have a suspicion which will probably never be substantiated that their use by men may have begun with lads on campaign being given them by their lasses back home as keepsakes, ultimately turning into a badge proclaiming that the wearer had something better than sheep waiting to keep him warm on cold nights. I think soldiers in all cultures and time periods are prone to brag about such things. . .