Quote, OC Richard;

"About caps: It's interesting that the founder of The Scottish Fiddlers Of Los Angeles, Colin Gordon, the only actual Scot in the group, invariably wore a deerstalker with kilts. Makes sense: we have a lot of sun, and the deerstalker keeps the sun both off the face and off the back of the neck, the places you really can get sunburned here. (By the way, it's strange perhaps that Los Angeles was home both to the first Strathspey & Reel Society outside of Scotland itself, and also home to the largest branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society on earth. The huge LA branch has since split up into two or three smaller branches.) "
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O C,
I do agree that the deerstalker works well, but because a Scot wears one commonly with his kilt in LA, doesn't make it traditional highland attire. Earlier in this thread, I asked about this head-gear, and Jock kindly replied that If he wore his kilt whilst shooting or fishing, he would wear a for -and -aft or deerstalker. He went on to say that he would do so 0nly whilst participating in such activities.

Re. LA being the home of the largest Reel society outside Scotland, and the largest Scottish C. Dance society in the world, These facts are academic, What you see in LA has nothing at all to do with what is correct Highland attire, as worn In the Scottish Highlands.

Best,
Richard.