Yet Another Balmoral Question...

**Bugbear** · 9th February 09, 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

Do you know,I cannot recall ever seeing that done.

I'm not going to worry about that subject then.

However, I just remembered that I normaly have brass buttons on my navy blue suit jacket. Is a brass badge on the bonnet all right, or should it be silver-ish?

**Jock Scot** · 9th February 09, 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by Ted Crocker

I'm not going to worry about that subject then.

However, I just remembered that I normaly have brass buttons on my navy blue suit jacket. Is a brass badge on the bonnet all right, or should it be silver-ish?

Well I think it fair to say that silverish is the traditional civilian hue,but the army used brass for some of their bonnets, so brass would do.Personally, I would not bother too much about matching your badge with your buttons.

**Kilted Rogue** · 9th February 09, 02:12 PM

If i may continue this Query

I know ppl wear a balmoral in pants and such, and wear it with a kilt as well. How would you classify wearing it w/ shorts? see it gets real hot down south here(usa) and if i am not in a kilt i would normaly have on cargo shorts?

what are your thoughts?

**Jock Scot** · 9th February 09, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by Kilted Rogue

If i may continue this Query

I know ppl wear a balmoral in pants and such, and wear it with a kilt as well. How would you classify wearing it w/ shorts? see it gets real hot down south here(usa) and if i am not in a kilt i would normaly have on cargo shorts?

what are your thoughts?

I see no problem with that, although, I do wonder if a panama might be a better option.

**macwilkin** · 9th February 09, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by Kilted Rogue

If i may continue this Query

I know ppl wear a balmoral in pants and such, and wear it with a kilt as well. How would you classify wearing it w/ shorts? see it gets real hot down south here(usa) and if i am not in a kilt i would normaly have on cargo shorts?

what are your thoughts?

Glengarries and bonnets were worn with shorts by Scottish soldiers in tropic climes, such as the 8th Army in North Africa.

Todd

**Bugbear** · 9th February 09, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

Well I think it fair to say that silverish is the traditional civilian hue,but the army used brass for some of their bonnets, so brass would do.Personally, I would not bother too much about matching your badge with your buttons.

Thanks Jock. I could start looking into that. I might design something in ceramic and have it cast in either or both metals.

**thescot** · 9th February 09, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by freddie

Does your Balmoral have a cockade on the side. If it does then it would look 'bear' without a badge. . . ..

Here is a balmoral with a cockade that really looks "bear!"

The bear was on mantle behind me, and my buddy's wife didn't do the best job of framing this particular picture. It looks like I have a teddy bear on my bonnet.

As to with or without a badge, I almost always wear a badge on my bonnets, and I often wear a bonnet whether kilted or not.

I have clan badges, masonic badges, marine Corps badges, and even a couple of old regimental badges that I wear on different bonnets for different occassions. (the regimental badges are 100 years or so out of date, so no one suspects that I am masquerading as a member of the 93 of Foot or anything.)

I also have a green bonnet with a white cockade that I sometimes wear with no badge, but that is rare.

I would say to put on the badge. As I stated elsewhere, the pewter badges are awfully heavy and tend to pull the left side down in a less-than-attractive manner on my head, so I have begun searching out lighter badges that don't do that. But I still like the look of the badge in place. Just looks right to me.

**Kilted Rogue** · 9th February 09, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by cajunscot

Glengarries and bonnets were worn with shorts by Scottish soldiers in tropic climes, such as the 8th Army in North Africa.

Todd

did they also wear hose? how would it look with say scruched down hose/ hiking socks, and boots?

I guess the point is how dressy is a balmoral and how casual can you wear it?

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**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 9th February 09, 09:41 PM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

Do you know,I cannot recall ever seeing that done.

I gave it a shot a few years back (my livery colours being white and red) but decided that it looked too fussy so went back to the black cockade. My family was "out" in both the '15 and the '45, but despite that I've never felt any need to display historically latent Jacobite sympathies.

Or a cockade that looked like something from Billy Smart's Circus!

**Jock Scot** · 10th February 09, 04:43 AM

Originally Posted by Kilted Rogue

did they also wear hose? how would it look with say scruched down hose/ hiking socks, and boots?

I guess the point is how dressy is a balmoral and how casual can you wear it?

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The British army would never condone scrunched down hose ,even in the western desert in a pitched battle!

The balmoral is everday wear,not really dress(evening) wear, unless weather coditions are such that a covering on your head is required and sensible, and of course, not worn indoors. I wear mine on the farm,fishing,going for a walk,going to town and on occasion to a formal daytime wedding where a black silver buttoned argyll is worn.(See my wedding in France thread).