Uniforms

This page is devoted to everything you need to know about band uniform components and how to properly wear and maintain them.

Kilts and Sporrans

J. Higgins makes our kilts from 16 oz. McGregor Red Ancient material from Lochcarron. J. Higgins has posted a helpful sizing tutorial guide on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bx6pZZ6iW8

The kilt tartan pattern center stripe should align with your shirt buttons. The kilt belt should cover the top of the kilt (no additional kilt showing above the belt). The sporran should hang about one hand’s breadth below the top of the kilt.

For uniformity, WSPB centers the Kilt Pin on the vertical tartan stripe between the last two horizontal tartan stripes on the front right corner of the kilt.

Horse Hair Sporran

You’ll want to hang up your horse hair sporran immediately after use and not toss it into a pile where the hair can get tangled. Take the time to gently brush it out before putting it away. We recommend using a hair conditioner to make the hair easier to comb and you’ll be less likely to accidentally pull out hair when combing. Follow the directions for the conditioner. Usually, this means rinsing. If you use a spray conditioner, avoid using too much as this will make the hair gummy. Dry the hair by pressing it in a towel.

You will want to brush the sporran thoroughly, starting from the bottom, with a wide tooth comb to remove tangles and knots. This can be a painstaking process and while you may lose a few hairs anyway, you may lose a full handful if you get aggressive! Be patient! Once you have it fully combed out, hang up the sporran.

Hose, Flashes, and Ghillie Brogues

Step One: Pull on the hose and roll down the top-most “lip.”

Step Two: Fasten the flash band at the height on the hose where the fabric weave changes, with the flash leading edge centered on your shin bone.

Step 3. Roll down the hose top to cover the flash band.

Step 4. Put on your Ghillie Brogue shoe, pull the laces snug and give them six twists, then pass them behind your ankle and secure the laces with a bow knot on the outside of your leg above the ankle.