head gear.

[Guinach]

What sort of headgear would be appropriate with a black watch tartan?

I have a knitted bonnet, with bearskin flash and cockade, I'll probably end up wearing most of the time.

but what sort of modern headgear would be used in summer? in winter?

Not sure I would want to wear a ball cap to keep the sun off my head.

Kon

[haukehaien]

A feather bonnet:


Nothing else will do.

[Zardoz]

Well, there are folks here that will tell you there are only two hats that should be worn, the balmoral and the glengarry, and the latter is really only for pipers....

Are there hats that are 'more common' with kilts? sure, but that doesn't make every other choice inappropriate. My advice would be to feel free to wear whatever you need to keep shaded, cool, warm, etc. as the case may be, and let your personal taste be your guide.

[Tobus]

What sort of headgear would be appropriate with a black watch tartan?

Unless you're doing some sort of military reenacting, the tartan is irrelevant. Any hat that is appropriate with a kilt will be appropriate with Black Watch.

what sort of modern headgear would be used in summer? in winter?

I'm assuming that when you use the term "modern headgear", you're not asking about traditional Scottish bonnets. In which case, wear whatever you like. There are no rules. I think we've pretty much seen every type of hat worn with kilts, from ballcaps to sombreros.

In cases where I'm wearing the kilt and not necessarily trying to stick with Scottish tradition, I've recently become a convert to Tilley hats for practical headwear. In summer, I like the ventilated "Airflo" Tilley hat. And I recently picked up a Tilley winter hat (made from wool) that I can't wait to wear when the weather turns cool.

[David Thorpe]

The Balmoral and Glengarry are traditional, with the Glengarry being more associated with uniforms. But as Tobus pointed out, if tradition is not a factor, pretty much anything goes.

[Friday]

Any hat that is appropriate with a kilt will be appropriate with Black Watch.

I was going to agree that any hat is appropriate with a kilt until I remembered this hat.



Why do I think "put the toilet seat down" every time I see that hat? I understand that the UK has different styles this just does not do it for me.

[ScotFree]

I was going to agree that any hat is appropriate with a kilt until I remembered this hat.

This looks more Queen Amadala than Princess Beatrice

[Chas]

I understand that the UK has different styles this just does not do it for me.

Yes, we do - but that is not one of them.

Regards

Chas

[Thomas H]

Here is a MOD Tam bonnet from Celtic croft here on the forum for around $35.00
It is nice and 100% wool (maybe for winter wear ) with the black watch tartan.
This hat is still issued currently to the MOD.

[pugcasso]

I was going to agree that any hat is appropriate with a kilt until I remembered this hat.



Why do I think "put the toilet seat down" every time I see that hat? I understand that the UK has different styles this just does not do it for me.

That hat was something else....I thought an octopus had suddenly latched on ...I guess I'm not too up on these modern trends haha