Murray of Atholl Stripe pleats

**davidlpope** · 16th April 12, 10:08 AM

Matt is correct, as ever.

**RockyR** · 30th April 12, 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by davidlpope

Anyone else confused why the pipers plaids in this pic:

1. Look to be Muted Murray when the kilt is Modern?
2. Are somehow folded on the Bias?
3. Have no pleats in them?

I'm not claiming to know everything about pipers plaids, but they're very different from plaids I've seen.

**SlackerDrummer** · 30th April 12, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by RockyR

Anyone else confused why the pipers plaids in this pic:

1. Look to be Muted Murray when the kilt is Modern?
2. Are somehow folded on the Bias?
3. Have no pleats in them?

I'm not claiming to know everything about pipers plaids, but they're very different from plaids I've seen.

Cause that's the way they've always done it?

source

**RockyR** · 2nd May 12, 04:01 AM

Originally Posted by SlackerDrummer

Cause that's the way they've always done it?

I was used to seeing the more 'contemporary' version... the fully and carefully ironed, pleated and sewn one:

Above images courtesy of the Tartans Authority.

And another courtesy of a google image search:

**SlackerDrummer** · 2nd May 12, 07:50 AM

Originally Posted by RockyR

I was used to seeing the more 'contemporary' version... the fully and carefully ironed, pleated and sewn one:

I know what you meant, Rocky. And I wasn't trying to be a pratt. It's just that apparently that is how the Atholl Highlanders have always worn them.

Technically, though, are they "piper's plaids" if worn by the regiment and not the pipers?