Quote Originally Posted by OC Richard View Post
Surely you jest!
Not really. There is a world of difference between the band uniforms you are talking about and everyday civilian attire. It seems to me, since you are referencing The Highlanders of Scotland that this thread may more properly belong in "Historical Attire" or, since it is about band uniforms it might be better placed in the "Celtic Music" forum.

To my mind band uniforms (or costumes as you have characterized them) have nothing to do with present day traditional civilian attire. People don't dress like they are in a pipe band when attending a wedding, or going to dinner with their wife to cite but two examples. With very few exceptions (this thread being one of them) the topics covered on this forum generally concern themselves with what might best be termed "ordinary" Highland attire as opposed to military uniforms or band wear.

In no way do I wish to demean your obvious knowledge about piping, pipe music, pipe bands, or anything else of which you may have an informed opinion. Whether I agree or not with your views on the appropriateness of posting music-related threads on this particular forum is beside the point. I just don't see how a thread on "cookie cutter pipe bands" advances the discussion of present day Highland attire.