Too Traditional?

[Ryan Ross]

Ryan

I personally think you nailed the look, clearly a collaborative mix of traditional in the vast majority of pieces and contemporary in the use of the black shirt to give it your own flavor. Not a monochrome look but well balanced small subset of colors repeated across the whole outfit.

I personally really love the stingray skin sporran---it however visually causes me to think of something that is not polite forum discussion, something I will never get out of my head unfortunately, and thus have my own personal "bit" that I would personally change for unique reasons.

I think you will look grand for your confirmation. Remember, only a sip of the wine---don't grab the chalice and down the whole thing, and ask for seconds---it is only ceremonial after all. Good luck.

jeff

Jeff,

I greatly appreciate the kind words and well-wishes/advice for tomorrow. That excelent advice will stick with me, and no doubt ensure that I make a proper showing.

As to the stingray, I do know what you mean! Haha

Seriously though, if you like the stingray but not the spot, some large pelts allow for the entire sporran facing to be taken from a spot-free location. No white spot, no problem.

Sho Kosugi, one of favourite 'Ninjas' of the 1980's! He had great Ninja movies, with Ninja III: The Domination being one of my all-time favs - way off-topic I know, but I couldn't help myself!


Cheers,

Hah! I lived and died for cheesy Sho Kosugi movies, whe I was a kid! Still get a kick out of them, every once in a while, and Ninja III: The Domination was always one of my favorites, as well... loved the scene when the bad guy's surrounded on all sides, fires up a smoke bomb, and ends up burying himself in the sand in two seconds flat. GOLD.

Of course, Dale Seago and myself are Bujinkan guys, so we may appreciate the '80s ninja craze from a slightly different angle than most.