mixing modes of TCHD

[OC Richard]

I see this from time to time, especially with pipers!

Mixing bits of kit from different modes of traditional civilian Highland Dress.

This is Pipe Major Willie Cochrane, and for sure he knows what kit goes together and what kit doesn't. There are loads of photos of him in Full Dress with feather bonnet, doublet, horsehair sporran, tartan hosetops, and spats and loads of photos of him in ordinary bonnet, Argyll jacket, "Day" sporran and hose.

But for some unknown reason he went half-and-half for piping in the haggis! Full Dress from the waist up, ordinary "day" dress from the waist down.



Here's the opposite thing, an entire band! Traditional civilian "day" dress from the waist up (tweed Argyll jackets) but Full Dress from the waist down



For those that aren't familiar with what traditionally "goes together" here are two gents in traditional Day Dress (flanking the military man, a Black Watch officer)




and here's a civilian pipe band wearing the civilian version of military Full Dress