Types of sporran

[Tim Little]

Come to day sporrans, I feel that the form and composition are more important than color. They should be plain leather (or brass-cantled) and at least relatively simple, but I think that both black and brown look good (depending on the outfit).

I quite agree. In general I prefer the combination of black and silvertone to brown and brass. I don't own *any* brown shoes or belts, and when I wore a wristwatch, I'd only wear black/silvertone. I just feel it suits me better....

Until I buck up and get myself a Freelander (in black, of course!), this is what passes for my day sporran:



It's probably got too much hardware for some tastes -- and frankly it's too small to be really useful -- but by and large it works and I'm not embarrased to be seen in public with it.

In my opinion it works better in a less casual setting such as this:



Meanwhile, here's a pic (from a while back) showing the difference between a contemporary dress sporran on the left and what I'd call a semi-dress sporran -- it was a rental -- on the right: