Black Watch kilt bows

[OC Richard]

Sorry to say, but I've seen it over and over: Americans misunderstanding elements of Highland military dress and mis-applying or distorting them to fit alien concepts.

One such would be to invent a system of rosettes having various numbers of rosettes signifying different ranks.

In terms of Highland Dress this is ridiculous, as silly-looking as stacking various numbers of hats one upon the other on top of your head, the higher your rank the higher the tower of hats, a military Bartholomew Cubbins.

[duke_19_62]

Sorry to say, but I've seen it over and over: Americans misunderstanding elements of Highland military dress and mis-applying or distorting them to fit alien concepts.

One such would be to invent a system of rosettes having various numbers of rosettes signifying different ranks.

In terms of Highland Dress this is ridiculous, as silly-looking as stacking various numbers of hats one upon the other on top of your head, the higher your rank the higher the tower of hats, a military Bartholomew Cubbins.

I appreciate your concern. I would honor the system. By "hybrid", I was more thinking a way to make them temporary instead of sewing them on. I know an Army Officer is an Officer for life. An Officer in a civilian veterans organization holds office for a time. I was thinking the two bows, but devising a way to pin them on instead of sewing.

[Bruce Scott]

These come with a fixing pin:

http://www.scottishtradingcompany.co...eyword=rosette

I imagine it would be fairly simple to stitch a small safety pin to the back of the rosette.

[rsvpiper]

My finished article image.jpg

[OC Richard]

Yay!

Get ready for questions. Every time I wear the kilt with bows, people ask about them. I don't know why, but they fascinate people.

Ditto a sgain- when I wear one (not often) most of the inquiries are about it rather than the kilt itself.

It would be great if you could share photos of your finished impression.

BTW I'm sure that you're aware that Black Watch officers wore a different tartan than Other Ranks. About the weight I don't know, but the colours are different. (I would assume that the ORs' tartan would be that very heavy 18-22oz blanketlike stuff with the fuzzy surface, the officers' closer to 16oz civilian tartan with a crisp surface.)

The OR's tartan of the Black Watch and Argylls was the same (though the kilts were constructed differently). Argylls officers' tartan had a rather lighter green, Black Watch officers' tartan a rather darker green, than the OR's tartan. The darker green of the Black Watch officers' tartan, to my eye, makes the blue seem a bit more prominent.

Hard to see here, but this is the only colour pic I have to hand that shows both in the same photo (1953 No1 Dress)

[rsvpiper]

Well here you go! The beard is just a winter thing!!!image.jpg

[OC Richard]

I flipped it for you.

Very nice!



(It looks like you have a tassel hanging off your Red Hackle, must be something on the painting behind you.)

[rsvpiper]

Ha! Hadn't noticed that😱, really think the jacket is a tad too long

[blackwatch70]

Very nice look indeed!

The original Black Watch pattern day brown leather sporran had flap with closure stud.
You probably use modern RRS pattern sporran as a reconstruction?

regards, Mikhail

[rsvpiper]

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Close up inc metal Black Watch sporran badge