Quote Originally Posted by OC Richard View Post
this is much better!



The jacket and kilt co-ordinate much better and the neckwear is period-looking (unlike a lace jabot).

The sporran is still anachronistic. 1860s sporrans were usually goathair, and the style of the period was for the bottom to end in a somewhat scraggly way. Cutting a horsehair sporran straight across the bottom (as seen above) didn't come into fashion until the late 20th century.

Here's the sporran I usually wear. The body would be quite period-looking however the cast cantle is somewhat anachronistic.



Here's a period-looking cantle, seen on the upper right. Were I to attend a Civil War type function in Highland Dress I would stick the cantle on the upper right onto the goat sporran body and Bob's Your Uncle! It would look like it was right out of the 1860s.

Just to throw a little more gas on the fire.....why would a Confederate Cavalry Officer wear a kilt in the first place??? I do like that outfit though!!