When I first started wearing the kilt again last year I wore kilt pins of various styles, depending on the function and kilt. But then I started noticing the very minimal damage that was being caused by poking holes in the front apron with the kilt pin so I immediately stopped wearing them all together.

I fight with the band over the kilt pin all the time. They want me to wear one as part of my uniform, but I refuse to wear one. If I am supplying the kilt with my hard earned money, I will not intentionally damage it by poking holes through it for a kilt pin. If they want to fork over the money to start buying my kilts I will be happy to tear their up with whatever pin they so choose.

About 30 of my kilts have never had a pin stuck on them even once, and they never will.