Quote Originally Posted by Dixiecat View Post
Very true. However, I was proffering my information of someone who lives in Nova Scotia and in close proximity to the 78th Highlanders base at Citadel Hill in Halifax.

In my previous post I mentioned the hose of the persons I had seen wearing the NS tartan and only used the examples of people I had seen not engaged in highland dancing as of course you know that dancers are always required to wear full tartan hose. But, dancers need a matching waistcoat or vest and the most striking combination of NS tartan I have seen was with a claret jacket.

You don't often see dancers wearing the NS tartan kilts, it's far more popular as aboyne costumes. Dancers prefer the dress NS tartan which is very striking.
Repectfully, though...the 78th is not a military unit, but a living history organization affiliated with The Citadel and Parks Canada. The old 78th hasn't been around since before the Cardwell Reforms of 1881.

That being said, I see your point about the hose being associated with that group, and I would bet the locals certainly would recognize them as such, but wearing diced hose with modern civilian rig isn't the same as trying to copy the 78th.

Again, just my twa bob. no offence meant.

T.