Quality Sporrans for less money

[Moses]

Thanks!

As part of a general introduction to the standard "canon of sporran styles" (as I call it) which has existed since around WWII, I did a couple threads:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...-styles-77256/

Here are all the photos I was able to find of these "canon" sporrans in the flesh:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...xamples-88489/

I wonder if there is any particular version that is considered better for certain evening wear situations? Is there a cantle or color or kind of fur or tassel scheme that is for evening but not formal wear or not?

[OC Richard]

I wonder if there is any particular version that is considered better for certain evening wear situations? Is there a cantle or color or kind of fur or tassel scheme that is for evening but not formal wear or not?

If you look back over the last 150+ years what stands out to me is that Highland Dress underwent a major transformation in the early 20th century.

For some reason in the period around WWI Highland Dress became more orderly, with two clearly-defined categories Evening Dress and Day (or Outdoor) Dress.

Each had a quite specific sort of shirt, necktie, jacket, sporran, hose, and shoes, and "it wouldn't do" to mix these things.

Traditional Highland Dress hasn't really changed, fundamentally, since, and precisely the same outfits entire which would have looked "correct" in 1920 would look proper today. (They loved to use that term, "correct", back then!)

Anyhow with sporrans there was a clear dichotomy between Evening and Day sporrans. Any Evening sporran would be deemed "correct" for Evening and any Day sporran "correct" for outdoor/daytime wear.

[Moses]

If you look back over the last 150+ years what stands out to me is that Highland Dress underwent a major transformation in the early 20th century.

For some reason in the period around WWI Highland Dress became more orderly, with two clearly-defined categories Evening Dress and Day (or Outdoor) Dress.

Each had a quite specific sort of shirt, necktie, jacket, sporran, hose, and shoes, and "it wouldn't do" to mix these things.

Traditional Highland Dress hasn't really changed, fundamentally, since, and precisely the same outfits entire which would have looked "correct" in 1920 would look proper today. (They loved to use that term, "correct", back then!)

Anyhow with sporrans there was a clear dichotomy between Evening and Day sporrans. Any Evening sporran would be deemed "correct" for Evening and any Day sporran "correct" for outdoor/daytime wear.

I am sorely in need of education in these matters. I am trying to be able to wear Traditional Highland Dress and am piecing it together as best I can. I very much long to wear Traditional wear but don't have the money to throw around and just hope for the best.

I need an Evening sporran next and while I don't want something "cheap" I do need to find something inexpensive but of at least some descent quality - hopefully by November 4 so I am in a bit of a hurry, lol.