Excellent presentation, as always. I did have the occasion to play pipes at an officer’s mess dinner. When not playing, however, I was relegated to the food preparation area. The upside of that was extra helpings of haggis, of which they had enough leftovers to feed an army.
I’m obsessed with the vibrant uniforms of Scotland, Ireland and British uniforms and the rich history that comes with it. I’m American do you all know our history is so short and with American as a melting pot of the world, that singular pride that most countries have. The Scots have the most beautiful uniforms to me.
Fantastic video as always. May I ask where you sourced the collar? Honestly I'd love to ask the same question about every bit of kit, but a) I don't want to trouble you too much and b) I assume most of it is original, and the collar may be as well but I'm curious.
Feel free to ask anything! Quite a lot of the kit is original though, and often finding it is more a matter of luck than anything else. The collar is quite an old one and was found on ebay.
This is another excellent video and I look forward to seeing the other orders of dress in future. I've got a question about the service dress video which I couldn't ask there: was a sporran never worn with service dress; and related, is the buttoned flap on the front of the khaki apron a functional pocket in place of a sporran, or is it just a way to access a sporran underneath?
The hair sporran was not worn with active service dress .Though you do see the Hair Sporran worn during the 1913 Maneuverers and other such like occasions during peacetime, when SD was being worn, another notable occasion would be the 1911 Railway Strikes, wherein Highlanders wore service dress, but wore the Hair Sporran and, most notably, the Feather Bonnet. The button on the khaki apron is for a pocket, in lieu of the sporran.
