Why?

[Ugly Bear]

... it's just that apart from simple, plain day sporrans, I find anything bigger, shinier, or hairier offensively ostentatious...

The bigger, shinier, harrier sporrans seem to be restricted to full dress/ceremonial/traditional costumes. I've never seen anyone wear a mega-sporran casually, only in a pipe band, wedding or state function (but never a funeral; yes, they are ostentatious).

Why would someone wear a mega-sporran? Because tradition demands, in some cases. That's all. It's not a matter of taste. Left as a matter of taste, most have the sense and practicality to keep it simple.

[cessna152towser]

I always wear a sporran in public to hide the bulge.

[mbhandy]

I always wear a sporran in public to hide the bulge.

Oh, Stop bragging.

MrBill

[smaughazard]

Well, my kilts have no pockets, and like most of us today I carry too much stuff: keys, credit cards, drivers license, money, etc. I think it's also a good way to individualize the look. But I do favor the less ornate utilitarian styles.

[An t-Ileach]

I wear a "sporran" of various descriptions (quite often a Loewe Alpine bum-bag) because I find them convenient places to put keys, money, pens, thimbles, bluetooth earplug for the mobile phone, and so on: which, I suppose, is what they were originally.

[Archangel]

I'd go with the no pockets and separate from skirt answers. I carry a lot of stuff with me and it took a while to find the right sporran. There are many flashy, expensive, ugly (morbid) and impractical styles out there. R-Kilts was the best for my purposes.

[KiltedKnight]

Why do I wear a sporran...?

Because I can.

Chris.

[Hamish]

Martin, I suspect my sporran wearing habits are similar to yours: I seldom do so unless there are insufficient pockets in other garments I am wearing at the time.

Of course, I'll wear one when dressed formally, semi-formally or when tradition dictates, but I am sure I have never worn a sporran just to tell Joe Public that it IS a kilt that I am wearing! As for hiding bulges - what nonesense! We all have them so why hide them?!

Perhaps I am fortunate in that in general I have very little to carry around with me. I don't have a cell/mobile phone and all the bits and pieces that go with such things, nor do I carry tools/pocket knives. My camera is far too large to fit into any sporran I have yet seen, so that lives in my camera case. I don't smoke, so I have no need of all the paraphernalia that smokers carry, and my keys are usually located on a key-ring/clip attached to my belt.

More often than not, all that anyone will find in my sporran is a handerchief. At worst it might contain a small wallet and a coin-purse in addition to the aforementioned mouchoir!

[Shay]

I have my girlie sporran that I love, I can keep some cash, credit cards, id, and cell phone in it, no sweat.

I don't love wearing a traditional sporran- I guess I just feel weird with something dangling on me there... lol