Cygnus Wears Black Tie!

[Cygnus]

looking great!

I do so very much like a turn-down collar with black tie. Much nicer than a wing collar IMO.

Have you considered a nice vintage silver kilt pin?

ith:

Thanks, Scott. I almost bought a grouse-claw pin just before ordering the sporran and kilt pin, but decided against it at the last minute - claw pins tend to get the same sort of reactions as full-mask sporrans - some people love them, some people hate them. I also have a sterling silver "Celtic swan" pin that I use from time to time, but I really don't like changing kilt pins because it wears on the kilt, and, because you can't polish the pin on the kilt, the sterling silver started to tarnish, which was starting to rub-off onto the apron.

When you say "nice vintage silver kilt pin", what are you thinking? Do you have any examples?

[artificer]

Thanks, Scott. I almost bought a grouse-claw pin just before ordering the sporran and kilt pin, but decided against it at the last minute - claw pins tend to get the same sort of reactions as full-mask sporrans - some people love them, some people hate them. I also have a sterling silver "Celtic swan" pin that I use from time to time, but I really don't like changing kilt pins because it wears on the kilt, and, because you can't polish the pin on the kilt, the sterling silver started to tarnish, which was starting to rub-off onto the apron.

When you say "nice vintage silver kilt pin", what are you thinking? Do you have any examples?

Nothing specific in mind, no.

I just think that old silver has such a nice luster. Not nasty like chrome. The drawback, as you mentioned, is that old silver shouldn't be kept on the kilt.

I usually keep an eye on eBay for little bits and bobs. I almost scored an antique silver "dirk" kilt pin a short while back but it jumped a bit out of my price range right at the end.

ith: