What's wrong about this?

**DyerStraits** · 19th December 13, 11:15 AM

I think he looks fantastic and spot-on. I don't see a kilt pin, but if I had a dime for all the times I've forgotten mine, I'd have quite a pile. Regarding the sporran, as Esquire magazine once observed, don't start breaking the rules until you've actually mastered them. I often wear a full dress sporran during the day, as I am even as I write this--in grizzled-light brown rabbit fur--along with (the horror!) a chocolate brown cotton twill casual "utility" kilt, taupe-colored rib-knit wool turtleneck pullover, taupe-colored wool wool cable-knit hose, and a medium-olive green and taupe herringbone wool tweed kilt jacket. Sprezzatura as the Italians call it. Perhaps there's a Gaelic word for it also.....

**DyerStraits** · 19th December 13, 11:20 AM

....Also, his jacket actually is buttoned. It has chain-link buttons, similar to certain types of cuff-links. Very smart. And I don't think his kilt is hanging too low--it's right at his knee-caps.

**Bob C** · 20th December 13, 11:20 PM

Originally Posted by DyerStraits

....Also, his jacket actually is buttoned. It has chain-link buttons, similar to certain types of cuff-links. Very smart. And I don't think his kilt is hanging too low--it's right at his knee-caps.

No, it's not. It's covering the kneecaps entirely, which is too low. That's my only real criticism.

**OC Richard** · 21st December 13, 05:25 AM

Originally Posted by Bob C

covering the kneecaps entirely, which is too low.

Sadly this too has become SOP with pipe bands the world over, especially with drum corps, and younger players in general. Oftentimes it's older pipers who are 'holding the line' with their kilts around the upper portion of the kneecap.

The drum corps of a modern pipe band

Army Pipe Majors c1960 showing full knees and hose-tops worn low in the Army way... lots of leg showing!

**mookien** · 19th December 13, 11:37 AM

I give the outfit a 98%. I dock it 1% for the white fur (which personally I don't care for, though it does bring out the white over stripes), and another 1% for the kilt appearing a bit low. Jock probably pegged the reason for that, so maybe my score should be 99%.

They could have gotten a bit more handsome model, like me for example, but I don't fault the outfit for that.