Quality of Kilt Pins

[Jock Scot]

Three things you need to bare in mind before bothering about the details of kilt pins.

1. It is not essential kilt attire.
2. It has no purpose other than decoration.
3. Whilst you may gain some reassurance that the weight of the kilt pin may keep your kilt down in a breeze, when it comes to a reel breeze(not gales!) the kilt may fly anyway!

In reality unless your kilt is made from really light tartan the "Marilyn Munroe" moments are not that common and with a bit of experience you learn to judge the risks of it happening and learn to position your hands alongside the kilt in turbulent conditions. Scotland is well known for its wind and after three score years and ten years(plus a tad) of kilt wearing I have had very few occasions to worry about such a thing. Mind you my tartan is of the heavier kind.

[Downunder Kilt]

What Jock said and, you don't have to have the ever common sword Kilt pin.
Many go with a brooch or something that has meaning to them. I wear a Australian Rising Sun badge that my father wore in WWII, others wear something to remind them of their service, or perhaps a brooch that Grandma wore. Others make their own, What can be used is up to the imagination

There was a thread recently "Show Us your Kilt Pins", http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...lt-pins-64703/