The Highlanders Of Scotland

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Richard,

Thank you for your extremely informative thread. I have owned a copy of The Highlanders of Scotland by Kenneth Macleay for many years now and absolutely adore the book. In my opinion, many of the Highland men portayed in Macleay's portraits, are an inspiration for certain aspects of Highland dress and how one could go about composing interesting and unique components for their own Highland wardrobe. Certain aspects such as sporran design (my own evening sporran molach is based upon Lachlan Macpherson's of Catlodge-lad on the viewer's left), hose design, the wearing of the plaid, plaid brooch design, brogue design, bonnet design, observing the wearing of the plant badge, waistcoat design, dirk and sgian dhubh design, etc. I refer to my copy of the book, which I bought whilst in Edinburgh several years ago, quite a lot. I especially enjoy Miss Amelia Murray MacGregor's detailed descriptions of what each Highland man is wearing, located in the beginning of the book.

My fellow Macpherson kin, sons of the Parson, from the 19th-century, painted by Macleay.


Na bean don chat,