Is wearing two kilt pins OK?

[English Bloke]

Just saw a post from Jamie (Panache) showing his new Saltire Airship kilt pin that was gifted by O'Neille. here. . It is very nice and most appropriate but...

Not wishing to hijack the thread, thought I'd post this question here. Jamie mentioned the following:

... I don't plan on wearing two pins at once (fear not Hamish!) ...
Jamie

I fear I've missed something. Is wearing two pins a BAD thing? I know a piper (a Scots Bloke) who does it all the time. Cairngorm stone brooch type above, Sword and clan-badge type below. I think it looks good. What do you think? Please forgive me if I'm treading over old ground. It's the fresh interaction that drives me to post rather than search.

[Tim Little]

I've certainly seen it done -- take a look at the vintage pix thread, for example -- not that necessarily means it *should* be done.

Personally, I'd opt for one at a time (or one pin per kilt, per Hamish's Rules of Kilting), but if you have a combo that looks good together, I'd say go for it.

[Beertigger]

The "rules" were made to be broken, weren't they? ; )

[bawright]

I have worn 2 but thay are rather small. one a work (15 year) pin and another. the 2 make a grouping smaller than 2" sq. keeping the pins small (it is what I have) makes it work for me. tho not plastered with pins, just 2....maybe 3 tops....BAW

[ehiker]

Cripes! Do what you want!

Wear THREE kilt pins if it suits ya!

As long as you're happy and healthy and wearin' your kilt, you're an alright bloke in my book!

[McClef]

Well having seen those rosette thingies on kilts with a pin - why not?

[Jack Daw]

Go ahead for casual; but, for semi-formal and formal, nah.

[Scotus]

I would say don't wear a kilt pin if you don't want or need to; they didn't before the Victorian era. If you must, I would say only wear one. Kilt pins run the risk of getting your kilt snagged on something, so two would be twice a likely to cause problems.

[Good Egg]

The "rules" were made to be broken, weren't they? ; )

They are not rules, unless you are wearing uniform: They are conventions. By all means break the conventions, but before you do its best that you know what the conventions are and whether you might make yourself look foolish.

Two kilt pins is unconventional but it would not be the biggest sartorial breach of conventions ever committed.

Then again why do you want to do it? Presumably because you think it will look good. The question is: Will it? Or will it look like you don't know how to dress and have thrown everything in your jewelery box at your wardrobe and walked out in what stuck?

Somewhere in there is the fine line of judgment.

Personally I'm a complete tart and have more silver bits that you can shake a stick at but I do stick to the conventions.

[Jock Scot]

I would not and I think most Scots would not wear two kilt pins. I am sure it has been done, but why, I ponder, would anyone want to wear two kilt pins? Apart from showing off a certain blue dirigible, of course!