Mixing a Military horse hair sporran with a Utiliklt

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To go with my new signature I "had to" order a Geoffrey SP 251, 2 pound 7 by 21 inch Horse Hair Military sporran - White with 2 long black tassels. Got to thinking that especially on the Utilikilt Mockers ( no side pockets ) it will cover up most of the narrow aprons and make it look almost traditional....

Wear what you like and have fun with it.

However I think your reasoning isn't quite right about the effect of the horsehair sporran. I think that the fact is that a horsehair sporran is going to entirely cover the front apron will draw attention to the front of the UK and that the pleats start at the front instead of from the hip. I also suspect that the sporran length is going to be against you. Horsehair sporrans are really, really long. Because Utilikilts are worn much lower than a traditional kilt you are going to have that much less kilt length to sporran length. From my understanding the edge of horsehair sporran should not drop below the bottom of the kilt.

The biggest problem though that I see is that a horsehair sporran is really one of the most traditional/iconic bits of kit you can wear with a kilt. I have one and absolutely love it. But to make them work, especially the ones with the crome cantles and sporran tassle caps, you really need to "go big or go home". By that I mean they really require the full highland look (aryll/diced hose, etc...) to work even in a traditional outfit. Pairing them with a distinctly modern kilt is going to look incongruous.

That said, we learn by both study and experimentation. So give it a try and show us your results.

Cheers

Jamie