Ribbons instead of pins, and such.

[Chukta]

The ribbon rosettes on the kilt apron are military and worn by the officers and NCO's of the regiment, only. They are also worn by the Pipe Major and Drum Major. The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders wore an embroidered panel with the rosettes attached to it. The Black Watch wore bows, as does the present Royal Regiment of Scotland.

[macwilkin]

The ribbon rosettes on the kilt apron are military and worn by the officers and NCO's of the regiment, only. They are also worn by the Pipe Major and Drum Major. The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders wore an embroidered panel with the rosettes attached to it. The Black Watch wore bows, as does the present Royal Regiment of Scotland.

And the Calagary Highlanders* of the Canadian Forces:

http://www.calgaryhighlanders.com/tr.../kiltpanel.htm

*Affiliated unit of the old Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, now 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland.

T.

[Nervous Jock]

The ribbon rosettes on the kilt apron are military and worn by the officers and NCO's of the regiment, only. They are also worn by the Pipe Major and Drum Major. The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders wore an embroidered panel with the rosettes attached to it. The Black Watch wore bows, as does the present Royal Regiment of Scotland.

The bows you also mention are also referred to as Rosettes

[Nervous Jock]

from an earlier post of mine

These rosettes are specific to The Black Watch, this one dates back to the 19th century. In those days Regimental Colonels had to purchase uniforms for their soldiers out of their own pockets and much money was spent trying to make thier troops look as grand as possible.

In an attempt to save money at one point one Colonel decided thate the overlap in the apron of a kilt was unnecessary and just a waste of material. Fine in principle but embarrassing in public having just purchased a new Regiments worth of kilts the Colonel was somewhat concerned that he was going to have to purchase a further regiments worth of kilts to solve the problem until a young officer in the unit suggested tying the front to the back with some green ribbon hence the rosettes were born. This is the reason the rosettes are somewhat less "grand" than those worn by the Argylls.