not my cup of tea

[TheOfficialBren]

I was given a very fine black sporran by our own A_Hay. It features a very tasteful saltire with a rampant lion in front of flap. In no way does it resemble the piece featured above. The tooling, materials, and craftsmanship are of extremely high calibre--on par with the finest sporran builders out there.

The sporran itself has earned a lot of praise from its maker and it is my absolute go-to sporran when I want to look my best whilest kilted.

I see where Richard is coming from. The St. Andrews Cross theme can look ragged and tired if done distastefully. However, if done with care, style (note the emphasis), and excellent craftsmanship it can look quite sharp.

Both of these sporrans appear to be novelty pieces to my (admittedly less-experienced) eye.
Should they be judged with A_Hay's or Artificer's or Donnie's work (to name just a few of the master artisans on the forum)? Certainly not! Are these pieces pictured above something that I would purchase and wear? No. They are not...but someone will either for a hoot n nanny or out of inexperience.

Are the above pictured sporrans...nice? Not really.

I choose to approach my Highland wardrobe with more respect for this aspect of my cultural heritage but if someone else wants to get kitted up in that fashion then by all means they are free to do so. I don't pay their bills and I don't dress them.

It would be nice if the world at large were as gentlemanly (and lady-like, to not exclude our female members) with regard to Highland Dress as the rabble is but that will only happen in a perfect world.

Maybe this was intended to be a humourous thread and I missed the punchline. If so then totally disregard my above statement. Either way seeing some of the things people wear can be quite amusing!
:heads off to the gym to stretch his funnybones:

[plaid preacher]

I just wanta say that I can completely see Richard rocking that red sporran at his next piping gig!

[Urbane Guerrilla]

Vain and wondrous gaudy.

[JohntheBiker]

I just wanta say that I can completely see Richard rocking that red sporran at his next piping gig!

Shades of the Red Hot Chilli Pipers.

[guardsman]

Perhaps some sharp sporran maker will start making sporrans with american football team badges, great fun for supporters , as the saltire would be seen at a footie international , may our american brethren see them on their fans LOL

[eaglemo]

Speechless!

[James Hood]

Recurring thought upon seeing things as "over the top" as these is, as kilting and by default, accessorizing, become more common, so too will be examples of "something completely different."

[seasaidhlinne]

Well fellows as a Lass' I would be mighty attracted to the pink/red furry one so maybe it has that appeal for lad's looking to pick up ladies....
Hell I'd buy it just so I could snuggle with it....but wear it um, well I have better taste than that (or at least I like to imagine I do)

[tundramanq]

Agree to all of the above. It got me thinking of my western (non dinner plate) buckles.
I do wear solid or tone on tone ( dobby stripe) western shirts with my tartan kilts a lot as they fit well, are long sleeved and look good without vest or tie.
Have been thinking of making belt buckle wires for these two buckles to fit my kilt belts:



Wondering where these would fall in the rabble opinions.