Yes those Royal Regiment of Scotland photos were taken at the time the regiment was formed, and the fit and wearing of the kit was criticised on these boards at that time.
I'm happy to report that the regiment doesn't actually dress that way, and wear their kit in the traditional manner.
Here you can see hose and kilt worn the traditional way, with plenty of knee showing. I wish civilian pipe bands would do this!
I just posted several pipe band photos from our local Games last weekend in the Show Us Your Pics forum, and I was pleased to see Prince Charles Pipe Band (San Francisco) all wearing their kit nicely. Note the kilts are centred, and the kilts are worn higher and more uniformly than one normally sees in civilian pipe bands, mostly towards the top of the knee.
Last edited by OC Richard; 31st May 15 at 05:34 AM.
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