Originally Posted by
Troglodyte
...the paler fawns and 'stone' shades of tweed with conventional clan tartans...
I thought of your comments just now watching this video from 1983, both men are wearing fawn/stone/beige tweed jackets, Seumas with matching fawn/stone hose (well shown at 4:05) showing that the Semple approach was still in effect at least with older gents at that time.
At 4:50 we can see that Iain is wearing hand-knit Arran hose, at the pinnacle of fashion at that time. Also note Iain's lovely brass-cantled brown Hunting Sporran (11:58) this being prior to the black & chrome Hunting Sporran becoming the standard piper's sporran the world over.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvMP66X1dZs
Last edited by OC Richard; 31st March 25 at 05:08 AM.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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