today's Worlds dress

[imrichmond]

They wore those at the 2019 Worlds as well, Mylar things over the front half of the bag-covers.

They're supposed to keep the sun from heating up the reeds. Bob Worrall was saying they must be doing their job because Power's tone held...but so did the tone from FMM and Inveraray, who came in ahead of them.

Back in the day, when I played with a grade 1 band in southern Ontario summer heat, to keep our reeds cool and provide some needed moisture we used to put a couple of small chunks of ice in our sheepskin bags just before marching up to the line. Less flashy than Scottish Power's solution, but it worked.

[imrichmond]

It's not surprising that the bands opted to wear vests without jackets, given the unusually high temperatures in Glasgow last weekend. Mind you, 40 years ago, we used to compete in similar temperatures in Ontario while wearing full No. 1 dress, as did a great many bands across North America. The current, more relaxed, mode of dress is much more sensible.