Balmoral or Beret ?

**PEEDYC** · 23rd August 11, 11:21 AM

I wear a Green Beret with a stags head brooch with deer hair and short feathers when I wear headgear which is not that often. I think it looks the part. See my avatar and also a full head shot in the thread "Balmoral bonnet and feathers..." My post is number 29

Good luck with your choice.

**gary meakin** · 23rd August 11, 12:09 PM

here's my balmoral (sans ribbon and toorie)

'tho pretty soon someone is probably going to post that you can wear whatever you want. A pancake on your head if that suits you and don't worry about the beret police

**Tim Little** · 23rd August 11, 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by gpmeakin

here's my balmoral (sans ribbon and toorie)

Doesn't that pretty much make it a caubeen? (Not that there's anything wrong with that.)

**theborderer** · 23rd August 11, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by Thomas H

I was thinking of getting a Light blue beret to go with my Ferguson tartan Act. with the stiff collar to wear a Plant badge on.

Do you really mean a "Beret"?, as opposed to Balmoral?, if so, I have a light blue beret spare size 55-56 cm

**Thomas H** · 23rd August 11, 01:01 PM

Originally Posted by theborderer

Do you really mean a "Beret"?, as opposed to Balmoral?, if so, I have a light blue beret spare size 55-56 cm

Yes Beret is what I wanted, Because I like the way it looked and they were aviable .I can not get a Balmoral fast ,every where I have called said 10-14 days. I was just thinking of my opinans. Thank You.

how much would you sell the Beret for and how fast could I get it to the States.

I need light blue due to Clan ferguson Tartan is light blue

**gary meakin** · 23rd August 11, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by Tim Little

Doesn't that pretty much make it a caubeen? (Not that there's anything wrong with that.)

I guess it does.
the ribbon kept bothering my neck and I got sick of the Where's Waldo comments from my wife so I guess I turned it into a caubeen without even knowing

**piperdbh** · 23rd August 11, 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by Thomas H

I can not get a Balmoral fast ,every where I have called said 10-14 days.

Though it might not seem like it, 10 -14 days is fast for custom work shipped across the briny deep.

**Thomas H** · 26th August 11, 07:19 PM

I have a DIY project in mind and I am Sure it will not come close to a Balmoral
But I like it so much that I think ,Hopeful It will be "what works for me!
As soon as I figure out how to post pictures of it I will.

**Peter Crowe** · 26th August 11, 07:42 PM

I have a bottle green Balmoral (and buckled clan crest) which I occasionally wear with my Highland attire. I also have a navy blue genuine Basque beret which I sometimes wear with 'regular' clothes. I like the Basque beret a lot but personally would not wear it with the kilt. I also wear tweed flat caps (both 'ivy' style and 'eight-piece') which look great with a sports jacket and cords but which I would never wear with the kilt.

However, there are some non-traditional Scottish hats that can look good with the kilt. For example when my dad was a Boy Scout in the 1950's they wore the 'lemon squeezer', 'campaign', or 'smokey bear' style hat with their uniforms and kilts. From the photos it looks quite good as can a Tilley or flat brimmed olive/khaki cotton bush hat. It is a matter of personal taste but I find most other types of hats just don't look good with the kilt.

**Pleater** · 27th August 11, 12:55 PM

I read a message on one of the knitting lists from someone who hand knits hose and received an order for - I think it was five pairs of hosen - to match a particular tartan, and the customer said they would drive over in 12 days time to collect them on the Friday morning so they could wear them for the wedding rehersal, the wedding being the next day.

As the lead time on the yarn was two to three weeks that wasn't going to happen.

The customer got quite upset.

Some things just take time.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: