Tweed Sporran and flashes?

**Leprechaun 91** · 11th October 09, 06:51 PM

Greetings all. I am considering having a sport-coat converted to a day-wear kilt jacket. While looking at the plans and things others have done, I realized there would bee a bit of the fabric cut away as "scrap."

Here is what I was thinking... This is a Harris tweed jacket. I figured that I might be able to "face" a basic leather sporran with some of the scraps. I figured I might also produce matching flashes while I was in the mood to sew.

This is not a question about the hows. I am wondering what others might think of the idea. Having your sporran and flashes match you jacket? TOO much? Dashing??

All insight or opinions welcomed. OOOOOOOH... Maybe I could make a matching Flat-cap!!!! LOL :buttkick:

SLAINTE!

**Paul** · 11th October 09, 06:59 PM

I think I may consider having tweed flashes at most - but not a sporran. That's just me.

**Panache** · 11th October 09, 07:46 PM

I would wear tweed flashes to match the kilt (like the ones that Rocky at USA Kilt sells), but I wouldn't wear tweed flashes that matched the jacket but not the kilt.

This is just my opinion

Cheers

Jamie :ootd:

**Standard** · 11th October 09, 08:17 PM

I'll have to agree with Panache. To my eye tweed flashes matching the kilt are a good thing, but matching the jacket and not the kilt not so much.

**Jock Scot** · 12th October 09, 02:04 AM

To my eyes, matching flashes to the kilt looks downright awful.

**Hamish** · 12th October 09, 03:23 AM

Tweed flashes to match a tweed kilt are not new - I have several and must say I like the look very much. I would not have them to match the jacket, however, unless I was wearing a tweed kilt suit, which I do from time to time.

As for the sporran: This might be a little too much, but it could work although only if it matches the kilt, not the jacket. I have a camoflage fronted sporran which matches one of my camo kilts, and a denim fronted one which goes with a denim kilt. I think a lot will depend upon the tweed.

Take care,
Ham.

**JolyStNicholas** · 12th October 09, 04:03 AM

All good ideas, will ya have enough material to do them all? The flashes for sure!

**Tartan Hiker** · 12th October 09, 09:55 AM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

To my eyes, matching flashes to the kilt looks downright awful.

Jock, is this a typo? I'm thinking you meant "...matching flashes to the jacket..."

**Jock Scot** · 12th October 09, 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by Tartan Hiker

Jock, is this a typo? I'm thinking you meant "...matching flashes to the jacket..."

No typo. I did mean matching flashes to the kilt looks dreadful. I should have added----- so does matching flashes to the jacket too!

**nh_maclean** · 12th October 09, 11:09 AM

Not sure how I feel about matching tweed flashes to tweed kilt (jury's still out on that) but I don't think I'd match flashes to jacket with a tartan kilt... Perhaps with a solid color kilt (ie saffron or dark green for instance) it might work.

-Noah