Show us your Vintage Kilt Photos

[imrichmond]

Here's one that dates from ca. 1960. It is the 3M Company (the Scotch Tape people) Pipe Band. On the far left of the photo is the pipe major, Duncan Gibson, on the far right is yours truly. This photo was recently scanned and emailed to me by Duncan Gibson's grandson, himself a piper. Obviously, the original is in rather rough shape. This was my first pipe band and I played with them for about 6 years. Oddly enough, all my own photos of this band show us wearing a glengarry with a cock feather, and I have absolutely no memory of having worn a balmoral with this band. The tartan is, of course, Wallace, the same tartan 3M uses on their product packaging. Note the tartan hose and the tartan bag covers, both of which are now rarely seen in pipe bands. If you look closely, you can see that we have leather flaps over the laces on our shoes. This photo dates from about 15-20 years before ghillie brogues became fashionable in pipe bands.