The current look started developing in the 90s? Dang. When I joined my band in 2005 we were still wearing PCs, tux shirts, bow ties, white hose, and balmorals. It took until 2007, I think, to abandon the PCs and move to short sleeve shirts with neckties (a horrid look!) and glens. And until the 2010s to move to the current pipe band look of argyll vests, and long sleeve shirts with neckties.

We stood out visually among the other bands, and not in a good way. The Frasers, on the other hand, stand out with their balmorals in a good way, probably because the rest of the uniform is still similar to everyone else.