Quote Originally Posted by thomaschisholm View Post
. . . Has anyone tried a British army style berret as a substitute? (gives a nod towards your nationality and previous service). The berret could be worn with a clan badge or relevant millitary capbadge. Get ahead,get a hat!, Tom.
I own several military berets, but I find that I rarely wear them with a kilt. I wear a green one with a Royal Irish Regiment badge (as something of a private joke) on St. Patty's Day, but in a kilt, I usually stick with a balmoral. Once in a while, I'll wear a glengarry (I have a green one of them, too; Highland Light Infantry) bacause my wife likes a glengarry better than the balmoral.

But I like the balmoral. It's the proper Scottish headwear under all circumstance. I wear mine when not kilted, too. I have a khaki one, a green one, a navy blue one with red toorie, and the oldest and favorite, a navy blue with black toorie. I also have a diced one, but I never wear it. Don't much care for the dicing like I thought I might.

And, yeah, the more "beat-up" the better!