Ryan Ross/STM New Bunnets
I looked and looked at Ryan Ross' bunnets on the STM website, and finally decided that I must have one in grey and one in brown. I just love these bunnets! They are everything I had hoped they would be. I was looking for something more historically accurate than a modern bunnet, yet still sharp looking. But most importantly, what stands out about these bunnets are the elegant, simple and clean lines. They manages to be striking and understated at the same time, truly a feat.
The bunnets have a great hand. And the craftsmanship is first rate--there is a reason why hand crafted items are prized, you can feel the difference in many respects.
Ryan Ross makes a better model for his own product than do I, but I include photos of me proudly wearing them. Unlike my Mackie, I do not intend to Jock them--the hang of them is perfect right from the off--
I think these are going to get a great deal of wear...
The gray:
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The brown:
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As I say, Mr. Ross is a better model--and here he is in the blue:
"Before two notes of the theme were played, Colin knew it was Patrick Mor MacCrimmon's 'Lament for the Children'...Sad seven times--ah, Patrick MacCrimmon of the seven dead sons....'It's a hard tune, that', said old Angus. Hard on the piper; hard on them all; hard on the world." Butcher's Broom, by Neil Gunn, 1994 Walker & Co, NY, p. 397-8.
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