Quote Originally Posted by auld argonian
I recall having read somewhere that the state of the ribbons had something to do with the wearer's marital/availability status. Not sure which was which but it was knot vs. blowing freely in the highland breeze....that's a tough one to figure out, isn't it?

I'm not sure about this...but I guarantee that someone on the forum does and will chime in presently.

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AA
Legend/tradition says that the married gent ties his ribbons up in a bow, while the bachelor leaves his ribbons hanging down -- on the balmoral, not the glengarry -- the latter's ribbons should always be untied. What the source is of all this -- well, I haven't the foggiest! :mrgreen:

Cheers,

Todd