Pith helmet

**BoldHighlander** · 24th February 08, 01:34 AM

Here's a picture from my wedding (1996) that I thought you'd appreciate

Since it was an 1860's period wedding (complete with Confederate parson & sabre bearing honor guard) our piper, who is a uniform collector (in his stash is one of the uniforms worn in the Shirley Temple film "Wee Willie Winkie"), wore an authentic India campaign uniform circa 1865, complete with a military pith helmet.

(My bride was wearing a gown my sister made based on one that John Hunt Morgan's bride wore to their 1862 wedding, and though I did not own a kilt at the time & keeping somewhat with the calvary theme, I wore a Gordon tartan vest that my sister made for me).

billmcc · 24th February 08, 04:30 AM

A pith helmet will make you look like you are wearing a costume.

**McClef** · 24th February 08, 05:40 AM

Outside of military usage, which would in any case be largely historical, wearing one might very well be taking the pith.

**slohairt** · 24th February 08, 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by McClef

Outside of military usage, which would in any case be largely historical, wearing one might very well be taking the pith.

Taking the pith indeed!

**Jack Daw** · 24th February 08, 07:27 AM

Originally Posted by BoldHighlander

Here's a picture from my wedding (1996) that I thought you'd appreciate

Since it was an 1860's period wedding (complete with Confederate parson & sabre bearing honor guard) our piper, who is a uniform collector (in his stash is one of the uniforms worn in the Shirley Temple film "Wee Willie Winkie"), wore an authentic India campaign uniform circa 1865, complete with a military pith helmet.

(My bride was wearing a gown my sister made based on one that John Hunt Morgan's bride wore to their 1862 wedding, and though I did not own a kilt at the time & keeping somewhat with the calvary theme, I wore a Gordon tartan vest that my sister made for me).

Cool idea, Terry!