Good looking ensemble on this piper in New Orleans this weekend

**Armstrong in Mississippi** · 7th April 14, 08:35 AM

I always enjoy seeing and hearing a good piper, and this was no exception. Photo taken at the Irish House on St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans this weekend.

**Guinness>water** · 7th April 14, 10:18 AM

Yeah, looks good. I've always been itrigued by solid color kilts. Dont know if I would really like it thought.

**Riverkilt** · 7th April 14, 11:11 AM

Excellent color harmony with the saffron kilt. I like it!

**BThomHie** · 7th April 14, 11:23 AM

The Saffron Kilt has been adopted by Irish Military Pipe bands according to my casual reading. The Irish House may have bought the kilt.
I have already bought my mustard hose to go with the one I plan to buy from Stillwater Kilts.

**DyerStraits** · 7th April 14, 11:36 AM

One of my utility kilts is a medium-dark brown (my second favorite after my Hunting Stewart utility kilt). Pairs well of course with other autumn-earth-tone, Lovat and other tweed pieces. Great for weekend/country wear. As much as we all love tartans, solid color kilts perhaps allow for more of a "Hey look, I'm wearing a kilt..." effect, rather than "HEY LOOK, I'M WEARING A KILT!", not that we wear them solely or intentionally to attract attention of course.

**BCAC** · 8th April 14, 02:48 AM

Originally Posted by Armstrong in Mississippi

I always enjoy seeing and hearing a good piper, and this was no exception. Photo taken at the Irish House on St. Charles Ave. in New Orleans this weekend.

I wonder if he has any knees?

**tripleblessed** · 8th April 14, 02:52 AM

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one; was in the process of asking if we should do a fundraiser to buy him a pair of
knees when the above showed up.

**OC Richard** · 8th April 14, 05:39 AM

I really like that piper's kit!

The very opposite of having everything match: everything is in different colours but somehow it all works together. (Three different greens, waistcoat, hose, and bagcover.)

I've long liked the look of a saffron kilt with green hose, and as you can see a brown sporran looks great with it.

Him being a piper I would expect his kilt to be heavyweight wool, 8 yards, handstitched. Yes pipe band people nowadays tend to wear their kilts too low!

Here's the saffron kilt in the army

and saffron kilts worn with tweed jackets, quite nice

Here's a pipe band with blue kilts (plenty of knee with that guy)

and this band with different colours in their kilts, and plaids