Plaid brooches

[Teufel Hunden]

I picked up this one on eBay, only 1.5" wide, and wore it at my son's wedding:


It was stolen from my checked baggage at LAX on the way home.

(Still extremely angry... mostly at myself, because it was in a carry-on I had to check at the last minute, through my own stupidity, and I didn't pull it out.)

That one's pretty nice.

Here's a jeweled one my lass picked out. It's 3" across at the widest point, right there in my price range. If i don't get good news about the last inquiry for a custom one I sent out, she's expressed she'd love to see me get this one.

http://www.scottishregalia.com/

T.

I've got one of his stock brooches on my list, actually. He's even local to me.

I got a quote from him to make the custom one I really wanted, and as amazing as it would be, it was just a tad on the expensive side for a brooch I'll seldom use.

I shot an Email to the guy Dale Seago recommended as well hopefully he's a bit more affordable. more than anything I'd like my custom one, but not at the cost of having to buy less booze for my guests or anything.

[Dale Seago]

I shot an Email to the guy Dale Seago recommended as well hopefully he's a bit more affordable. more than anything I'd like my custom one, but not at the cost of having to buy less booze for my guests or anything.

I forgot to ask my SO last night about pics of the McRae one my SO has at her place as I told you I'd do; but I emailed her today and also reminded her where she stores it, so should get pics from her this evening.

[Teufel Hunden]

I forgot to ask my SO last night about pics of the McRae one my SO has at her place as I told you I'd do; but I emailed her today and also reminded her where she stores it, so should get pics from her this evening.

Awesome, Thank you.

[OC Richard]

I'd still like to find something at least fairly unique, but am curious if there's anything I should keep in mind in my searching. For instance, are they ALL round? Do they need to be?

A nice antique or (antique looking) one would be nice, most of the brand new ones I see online just strike me as very uninteresting and common...

I never thought about it but yes, all the traditional plaid brooches I've ever seen were round, or at least approximately round- ornate brooches where the ornamentation spills over the edge a bit, as it were. But never oval or square, at least the brooches intended for male Highland Dress.

There are a load of lovely vintage plaid brooches on Ebay all the time. I've picked up a couple over the years, which I wear, old ones made in the 1920s to 1930s, like these pictured in a 1930 Lawrie catalogue:



In fact a few years ago I picked up the very brooch pictured on the far right above.

In general I dislike modern Highland Dress accessories. My sporran, sgian, plaid brooch, and crossbelt hardware are all 70 to 100 years old.

However Glen Esk mades a plaid brooch which looks just like the early 20th century ones, a lovely vintage look, for around 30 dollars.

[JSFMACLJR]

I never thought about it but yes, all the traditional plaid brooches I've ever seen were round, or at least approximately round- ornate brooches where the ornamentation spills over the edge a bit, as it were. But never oval or square, at least the brooches intended for male Highland Dress. .

Well now, oval plaid brooches aren't at all uncommon, especially those belonging to armigers depicting their crests. Here is a fine specimen:

[Biathlonman]

If you want something like a piper's brooch, go to The Highland Brigade website.

Or, look for years in various antique shops and hope you get lucky. Real silver goes fast - but must be polished of course.

Good Luck!

[SlackerDrummer]

Well now, oval plaid brooches aren't at all uncommon, especially those belonging to armigers depicting their crests. Here is a fine specimen:

Aren't they necessarily uncommon, then, given the ratio of armigers to non-armigerous people?

That is a very nice brooch, by the way.

[JSFMACLJR]

Aren't they necessarily uncommon, then, given the ratio of armigers to non-armigerous people?

That is a very nice brooch, by the way.

Point well taken!

[Jack Daw]

Well now, oval plaid brooches aren't at all uncommon, especially those belonging to armigers depicting their crests. Here is a fine specimen:

THAT is something else altogether. Quite handsome.

[Teufel Hunden]

I never thought about it but yes, all the traditional plaid brooches I've ever seen were round, or at least approximately round- ornate brooches where the ornamentation spills over the edge a bit, as it were. But never oval or square, at least the brooches intended for male Highland Dress.

I was afraid of this...


That brooch I posted in post 11 isn't terribly outside of the acceptable range is it?

I've gotten a lot of radio silence from the custom brooch maker... and my fiancee REALLY wants that diamond shaped one if not the custom one. Being the dutiful future husband I am, of course I'll wear it at her request, but will the pics of the wedding later be received like this:

"Awesome pics, I love what you've done with....... Oh good lord. What the hell kind of brooch is THAT?!"