Kilts and brown sporrans/shoes.

[TheOfficialBren]

The first sporran I purchased was brown with a drop-pin. David Thorpe turned me on to that one.

My next sporran was black (and much more versatile).

I like brown leather and took to a shining to it (pardon the pun) right away.

I wear black more often (about 80% pf the time) but sometimes change it up with brown. Either one looks great. On Easter Sunday I went to church and wore my brown leathers.

[figheadair]

Nice kilt Figheadair. Mine has shrunk.

Attachment 10930

Thanks. Pre-1920 I think and still has a Regtl number in it.

[frankreid]

I have both Black and Brown Ghillie Brogues as well as Black and Brown Normal Brogues ...
As well as a couple of Brown and Black Sporrans.

If it looks and feels good then do it..

Frank

Frank Reid
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[Peter Crowe]

Brown? Did somebody say brown?

I'm solidly in the brown camp - for daywear, anyway. I'll occasionally do black, or even mix-n-match brown and black. But I find myself just naturally grabbing the brown belt, sporran, and shoes most of the time. I even had brown straps put on my new kilt with brass buckles, just because I love that colour combination.

Both ShaunMaxwell and I are wearing brown sporrans and shoes here. Great minds think alike.

I agree Tobus. For daywear I have (and much prefer) a brown belt with brass buckle and a brown hunting style sporran. I also wear plain (not ghillie) black brogues and/or have worn brown shoes of various types, plain toe cap oxfords, regular brogues, monk straps and loafers. I prefer to wear dark tan brogues or oxfords but a lot depends on fit. My kilt straps are black with white metal buckles though.

[Lime]

I too love brown leather; it just seems much more interesting to me than black, it seems to have a greater "depth" and I love the range from light tan to oxblood to dark cordovan, it is "softer" and doesn't provide as stark a contrast as black does, it seems to look better over time whereas black starts to look "drained" and grey... another feature, for me at least: black is reserved for work so I try and avoid it in my own time (which is when I wear the kilt in any case).

Naturally there are some occasions where black (shoes) are more appropriate: funerals weddings etc. but I would always try to wear some oxbloods instead if I possibly thought I could get away with it. I do have a fantastic pair of co-respondent type brogues with a black "body" (I hope that is the technical term for the main part of the shoe?) with the brogueing in oxblood... so everyone is happy!