Various Photos of Interest

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Below are several photos that I think everyone would enjoy. I love seeing all of the photographical research on XMTS-seeing what and how others where Highland attire has always helped me in choosing what I want to wear and how I wear it. Enjoy!



The photo above is of P/M Roger Huth competing in London for the Bratach Gorm (Blue Banner). Note the weathered colors of his kilt, the brown ghillie brogues, lovely tweed argyll and waistcoat, and sporran-they all just seem to go together very well. Very traditional, without lacking his personal style and taste.


The photo above is of P/M Gordon Walker winning the Bratach Gorm. Note his interesting double breasted waiscoat, tattersal shirt, regimental necktie, heavy knit hose, and handsome tweed argyll. He looks absolutely bang on! He is quite the character too-funny, loves his single malt, and is a top notch piper to say the least!


Detail of Gordon Walker's attire.


Detail of Roger Huth's attire-note the regimental necktie-quite smart with the tweed argyll and check shirt.


Another outfit that Gordon Walker wears quite well. Charcoal color Braemar, with check shirt and Black Watch regimental necktie. He wears his glengarry correctly and well. He is a former regimental Pipe Major.




The three photos feature myself (in the charcoal jacket and black/red balmoral with white heather and white gauntlets) having the honor of carrying the Bratach Uaine, or the green banner of the Clan Macpherson, during the 2007 clan march in Badenoch, Inverness-shire. It is also featured in Macleay's portrait of the Macphersons, held by Lachlan Macpherson of Cat Lodge, Laggan, Champion of Scotland (see image below). Also notice some of the Macpherson men wearing distinctive tweed argyll jackets made with the colors of the hunting Macpherson tartan. These were first desgined by the present clan chief, Sir William Macpherson of Cluny and Blairgowrie and can be purchased at a wee shop called "Hugh Macpherson's" in Edinburgh.