Opinions pse: Besides the metal cantle, what else defines a "Dress" vs "Day" Sporran?

[FossilHunter]

As always, Steve, you give the most complete and thoroughly clear responses. None of what you say surprises me in the least although you've given some details that I suspected but didn't think about.

I'm trying to balance "sporran lust" with usefulness and comfort. It's not coming up easily. You posted a few months back, a picture of yourself with a hunting sporran with metal cantle and I believe that you said it was about as formal as you ever go. I've been trying to find that picture, and am wondering what it was you said about it being "as formal as you ever go" and what your thinking was on that. It's part of what got me started on all this. The other pictures that got me interested were those of Rothesay with his hunting sporrans. See in what good company you find yourself?

I have one sporran that I bought from an advertiser here because I loved it online, but I wear it seldom in real life and wonder what it was that made me want it. I'm trying to avoid that issue for the future.

I remember that thread. I think Steve said it was because he doesn’t like fur.

[The Wizard of BC]

Bill,

Is this the photo you were thinking about?



The event was the annual formal "Dining-in" of the 78th Fraser Highlanders where I was keynote speaker.
The invitation said "Black Tie, full ribbons and medals".

This is one of the very few times I have ever worn a Prince Charlie Coatee and the only time I have ever worn Ghillie Brouges. I wore them simply because a customer had walked into my shop not a week earlier and gifted me a brand new, never worn, entire outfit that fit me perfectly.

The outfit also included every accessory ever known.

I kept only the jacket and shoes. Everything else ended up on my second-hand rack.

I pulled one of my rental sporrans out of the drawer.

And yes, you remember correctly. This is the most formal I ever go. I have nothing moral or ethical against fur, It's just not me.

Here I am again, in the same jacket and sporran. BTW - this jacket now has black buttons which I love.



To me "Black-Tie" should be simple and elegant. Elegance to me implies understated and refined. "It's the man, not the clothes" sort of thinking.

Anything more just smacks of "costume/fancy dress ball" to my eye..