Irish Brath (Sash/fly plaid)

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Generally speaking, nobody in Ireland wears kilts except pipers. That being said, kilts etc. aren't proprietary to pipers; if you wish to wear a kilt in a solid color or Irish tartan, you can certainly wear the brath. It's symbolic of the mantle once worn with the leine; the ancient ethnic garb of the Irish, and would be much more "correct" with an Irish kilt than wearing it as a fly plaid. I wear one pretty much every time I wear saffron, including black tie.

If you've a fly plaid, fold it four times lengthwise, lay it flat over your shoulder, and pin it to your left breast; somewhat lower than you would a fly plaid. Traditionally braths are pinned with a Tara-style pennanular brooch, rather than a Scottish-style plaid brooch.

As a piper I frequently see folks wearing fly plaids that aren't pipers, I wouldn't view the wearing of a brath any differently, although I would immediately recognize it as Irish.

I would strongly advise against calling it a "sash". In Ireland the wearing of sashes has political implications and social consequences that you might not care for.