Kilt pins: Are you thinking of forgetting them?

[Dan R Porter]

The kilt pin does very little for me as far as wind protection, the front apron still flaps in the wind even with my huge pin. But i like the look. I just think the sword pin is a little to generic for my tatstes.

[Snowbear]

I wear a pin mostly for tradition. It may help for the wind, but to me it's something that should be on my kilt whenever I'm using it with other pepole present. Just a simple claymore pin is all it takes.

[macwilkin]

I believe the OP's reference to the Queen is a reference to the oft-told legend that it was Queen Victoria who used a broach as the first kilt pin.

Regards,

Todd

[be da veva]

To personalize, to improvize, to accessorize, to inpersonize, to idealize, to rise...
And it's good on the eyes.

Kilt pins and or brooches are not unlike tatoos and piercings, with the difference that they are not permanent. In that way, you can interchange them depending on the occasions or feel of the moment. You can carry a spare (or two) in your sporran and change it during the day (alike day pin and evening pin. Not that I want to start a casual pin to formal pin discussion... ;o)

[James MacMillan]

If I'm doing an activity where the kilt pin might get caught on something, I don't wear it. The kilts I wear to putter around in the yard, change the oil in the truck or build things in the garage don't have kilt pins. The kilts I wear dang-near everywhere else all have kilt pins.

I like a little bit of shinny stuff.

[Colonel MacNeal]

I've been tempted to put a lead fish weight on an ordinary safety pin.

[Jock Scot]

I believe the OP's reference to the Queen is a reference to the oft-told legend that it was Queen Victoria who used a broach as the first kilt pin.

Regards,

Todd

That's a thought Todd, I did not think of that. Perhaps a wee tad too subtle for me.

[JimB]

Well, what it is, is kilt jewelry. Nothing more or less. Wear it if you like.
I wear one if I'm really going dressy. If it's informal I don't.

[mrtackytn]

I agree with Riverkilt. I have a couple of kilt pins that I'm wondering what kilt to order
to go with them. Do you ever get kilt withdrawal symptoms???

[kilty]

The kilt pin like the sgian dubh and sporran is an accessory that, IMHO, complements the kilt. Though not necessary, it enhances the ambiance of the kilt. Perhaps this sounds traditionalist to some but then I'm a proud traditionalist.