Accessories: same color?

[Gryphon noir]

There's another solution. Most of my kilts look good with either black or brown, so I ordered my Thorfinn sporran in grey and chestnut with interchangeable flaps in either colour [whichever colour I want to dominate, sometimes dependent on which kilt hose I wear]. Problem solved.

Formality? I think it is greatly over-stressed by some people. I don't fancy sporrans that look like you ripped some body part off a small vertibrate, and sporrans with cantles are too flashy for my taste. I find that by keeping it simple, it is easy to be elegant and not look like you're trying too hard.

[Paolo]

Great stuff here!!!! Thank you very much for your help I've really appreciate it!

Beatufill sporran at Thorfinn website... maybe my next one

[Micric]

Gryphon,

What you suggest could work well enough, but at the same time it is altering the traditional way that things were and are done in Scotland.
Also, you may not like fur, but again, you are attempting to re-define what Highland evening -wear is,...as though you know better.

I am sure you will agree, that it would be bad form for us to suggest that we know more about how to wear Highland attire than the Highlanders on this site,(And many others as seen in the above posts) who think matching leathers for day wear is not even a consideration, and a fur sporran is correct for evening wear.

Best wishes,
R.

[OC Richard]

On this question, I hauled out a couple old Highland Dress catalogues from the 1930's and lo and behold:





and both show exactly what I remember from the 1970's, that is, black shoes and brown sporrans worn with Day Dress.

Waistbelts? Why, they were called "Dirk Belts" then and weren't worn with Day Dress at all, or with Evening Dress unless you were wearing the then-new Montrose Doublet.

[CMcG]

I don't own anything in brown leather (kilt wardrobe or otherwise), so my leathers tend to match without effort. As has been stated already, brown with black is common for THCD daywear. That being said, my lass likes leathers to match, which is probably influencing me from buying anything brown...

[Tobus]

On a totally unrelated note, OC Richard, I find it interesting that the last picture you posted shows a gentleman using a cane instead of the more traditional/correct chest-height cromach.

[JSFMACLJR]

On a totally unrelated note, OC Richard, I find it interesting that the last picture you posted shows a gentleman using a cane instead of the more traditional/correct chest-height cromach.

Gentlemen carried sticks quite frequently, of all sorts and conditions. Perhaps he was lame?

[Micric]

OC Richard,

I want to thank you for your post, and telling us the facts about the belt being called a 'dirk belt' at that time, and not worn at all for daywear.

I did not know that, and it's the sort of information to not let go!

Thank you again,
Richard.

[Jock Scot]

On a totally unrelated note, OC Richard, I find it interesting that the last picture you posted shows a gentleman using a cane instead of the more traditional/correct chest-height cromach.

In fact that picture is not wrong in any way for that period, although the cromach seems more usual these days.

[thescot]

On a totally unrelated note, OC Richard, I find it interesting that the last picture you posted shows a gentleman using a cane instead of the more traditional/correct chest-height cromach.

For the very reason mentioned--being lame--you can see yours truly carrying a regular walking stick in the xmarks group photo here. http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...le-pics-59601/

I was a little conscious of the fact that I could have carrie my cromach, but my regulat derby cane was probably more appropriate when the old knee is giving me trouble.