Sporran all the time

**Shay** · 21st November 05, 02:57 PM

I think a sporran looks more masculine than a plain kilt, if only because it proclaims without a doubt that, "This is a kilt, fer sure!"

Aside from that, now Eddie Murphy is singing in my head, "My... guy... wants... to... sporran all the time, sporran all the time, sporran all the ti-ime!"

**Blu (Ontario)** · 21st November 05, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by Shay

I think a sporran looks more masculine than a plain kilt...

Not really... A sporran adds a nice look of scottish tradition, not masculinity. Do women pipers wearing a sporran look masculine?... not in my experience. Masculinity (and femininity for that matter) comes from the demeanor of the person.

...if only because it proclaims without a doubt that, "This is a kilt, fer sure!"

I don't know.... I've had the "nice skirt" comment just as often while wearing a sporran as without. Wearing one may be a bit of a confidence booster for those that feel they need it, but I really don't think a sporran proclaims anything.

**Shay** · 21st November 05, 05:52 PM

Okay- it's just my opinion. I don't mean a kilt on it's own looks unmasculine. I'm just saying a woman probably wouldn't wear something hairy hanging over her (insert polite word here) and actually yes, I do think female pipers in sporrans look a little masculine, but I understand it's a uniform. The uniform was not designed for women.

That's why I said 'more' masculine. If you wear a PC kilt coat, it's formal, but it's more formal if it has buttons on the sleeves and cuffs, right?

And actually, I as thinking more along the lines of "This is a kilt" as opposed to a pair of shorts or something- if you see a guy in a kilt from a distance, you can't always tell if he's wearing shorts or not, but a guy in a sporran is 99.9% sure of being a kiltwearer.

**GlassMan** · 21st November 05, 09:42 PM

Originally Posted by Shay

Okay- it's just my opinion. I don't mean a kilt on it's own looks unmasculine. I'm just saying a woman probably wouldn't wear something hairy hanging over her (insert polite word here) and actually yes, I do think female pipers in sporrans look a little masculine, but I understand it's a uniform. The uniform was not designed for women.

That's why I said 'more' masculine. If you wear a PC kilt coat, it's formal, but it's more formal if it has buttons on the sleeves and cuffs, right?

And actually, I as thinking more along the lines of "This is a kilt" as opposed to a pair of shorts or something- if you see a guy in a kilt from a distance, you can't always tell if he's wearing shorts or not, but a guy in a sporran is 99.9% sure of being a kiltwearer.

On occasions when I'll be away or when I'm heading down to my local tobacconist for a relaxing visit I do carry a small bag with me. It's my pipe bag and it holds 7 tobacco pipes quite nicely. It has room for tobacco and other things, but I carry those in my sporran. I have been told that it looks like a purpose, but I don't care. The convenience of knowing I have as many pipes as I need when I want them is more important to me. And besides, where I go with it, everyone else has one just like it!

And one other good reason for a Sporran came up during a recent visit from a very young nephew. For some unknown reason he wheeled around and tried to slam his fist into my crotch while I was seated. He had earlier done this to his father and was probably expecting the same red-faced comical gasping from me. Instead he thumped my sporran and got nothing but a talking to from his mother.

**whiteravenJr.** · 22nd November 05, 08:46 AM

thanks for all your advise and suggestions I was just wonderin because a guy I go to school with here is also scottish but he continully argues with me. he says that I should only wear my sporran at formal events but other than that I should leave the sporran in the closet. so thank you all for your advise. 8-)

**millar** · 22nd November 05, 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by whiteravenJr.

thanks for all your advise and suggestions I was just wonderin because a guy I go to school with here is also scottish but he continully argues with me. he says that I should only wear my sporran at formal events but other than that I should leave the sporran in the closet. so thank you all for your advise. 8-)

Well that begs another question. What kind of sporran are you wearing? Is it a formal sporran or a day sporran?

**Raphael** · 22nd November 05, 09:29 AM

I wear my sporran with the kilt because I need a pocket to hold my keys and other personal Items. Of all the sporrans that I have, I wear my Freelander or a plain brown day sporran most of the time.

**whiteravenJr.** · 24th November 05, 08:45 AM

Originally Posted by millar

Is it a formal sporran or a day sporran?

well its kinda in between formal and day its deffinatlly not a formal sporran but its more than a hunting sporran. so 8-)

**Blu (Ontario)** · 22nd November 05, 05:33 PM

Originally Posted by whiteravenJr.

thanks for all your advise and suggestions I was just wonderin because a guy I go to school with here is also scottish but he continully argues with me. he says that I should only wear my sporran at formal events but other than that I should leave the sporran in the closet. so thank you all for your advise. 8-)

If it's a dress sporran he's talking about, he's right. Wearing a T-shirt + combat boots + kilt + dress sporran... is about as out of place as wearing running shoes with a tuxedo.

**jfellrath** · 23rd November 05, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by Blu (Ontario)

If it's a dress sporran he's talking about, he's right. Wearing a T-shirt + combat boots + kilt + dress sporran... is about as out of place as wearing running shoes with a tuxedo.

No wonder everyone was staring at me at my brother's wedding... ;)

According to the book What's Under the Kilt, sporran is Gaelic for "nut sack," and was designed the way it was so that if you're pickpocketed, at least you'll enjoy it a bit.