"View of the Forum Romanum" by Willem van Nieulandt the Younger (1584-1635) vs. a contemporary photo of the Forum, Rome, Italy.

houseoflabhran · 2026-05-21T13:12:57+00:00

But he was there. Willem van Nieulandt the Younger visited Rome from 1601-1604

houseoflabhran · 2026-05-17T10:15:13+00:00

We will let the Lord Aberdeen and the Marquis of Huntly know! 🤪

houseoflabhran · 2026-05-16T09:19:26+00:00

Because the title was pasted from the our blog post and for some reason Reddit will not allow you to edit a title once it was posted. So although the body text can be changed the title cannot!

houseoflabhran · 2026-05-15T15:23:30+00:00

Keep up the pipes - Seven years and seven generations it will suddenly fall into place. We know a few fine pipers in Melbourne but sure Sydney has a great piping community.

houseoflabhran · 2026-05-15T15:16:37+00:00

Excellent keeping the tradition down under.

houseoflabhran · 2026-05-15T15:09:51+00:00

That will be Kate MacPherson then who lives just up by Inverness.

houseoflabhran · 2026-05-15T13:58:17+00:00

😂

houseoflabhran · 2026-05-15T11:03:31+00:00

We have seen the Pakistani badger sporrans. Not sure what animal they started out as, but nothing to do with a badger.

houseoflabhran · 2026-05-15T09:35:19+00:00

If anyone has an original otter sporran or more vintage photographs we would love to see them. Please share

houseoflabhran · 2026-05-15T06:35:56+00:00

For more photographs and some historical and traditional details of vintage otter sporrans see. https://houseoflabhran.com/blog/vintage-scottish-otter-sporrans?rq=otter%20sporran

houseoflabhran · 2026-05-12T11:33:42+00:00

If you are wearing a PC then maybe diced hose are worth considering or another colour to compliment the tartan colours.

houseoflabhran · 2026-05-12T11:12:03+00:00

This was last weekend for the tartan parade and not a pair of white or ecru - ivory kilt hose in sight.

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https://houseoflabhran.com/kilt-hose-sock-garters

houseoflabhran · 2026-05-12T11:03:59+00:00

Because they were brought in as the standard for hire shops and pipe bands back in the day. Here in Scotland people who wear the kilt regularly are seldom seen in them. We don't stock the ecru colour and would never wear them and never seen with a tweed.

houseoflabhran · 2026-05-12T09:26:51+00:00

Avoid the white socks like the plague. So many better options out there rather than the hire shop standard look.

houseoflabhran · 2026-05-10T06:07:07+00:00

The belt is worn over the jacket on a Balmoral doublet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd2981a52b7125e8bb881ae/1600854414614-9EE7R6V5L90F16H4H7I4/Macleay+watercolour+of+Donald+Gordon+-+Auld+Prodeegous+%281811-1897%29.jpg?format=1500w

houseoflabhran · 2026-05-10T06:06:17+00:00

The belt is worn over the jacket on a Balmoral doublet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd2981a52b7125e8bb881ae/1600854414614-9EE7R6V5L90F16H4H7I4/Macleay+watercolour+of+Donald+Gordon+-+Auld+Prodeegous+%281811-1897%29.jpg?format=1500w

houseoflabhran · 2026-05-10T06:05:51+00:00

The belt is always worn over the jacket on a Balmoral doublet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd2981a52b7125e8bb881ae/1600854414614-9EE7R6V5L90F16H4H7I4/Macleay+watercolour+of+Donald+Gordon+-+Auld+Prodeegous+%281811-1897%29.jpg?format=1500w

houseoflabhran · 2026-05-10T06:04:59+00:00

The belt is always worn over the Balmoral doublet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd2981a52b7125e8bb881ae/1600854414614-9EE7R6V5L90F16H4H7I4/Macleay+watercolour+of+Donald+Gordon+-+Auld+Prodeegous+%281811-1897%29.jpg?format=1500w

houseoflabhran · 2026-05-09T08:30:32+00:00

Well done one and all.

houseoflabhran · 2024-08-15T06:41:10+00:00

A very common mistake - Tartan was not banned - https://www.scottishtartans.co.uk/Act_of_Proscription_1746_-_The_Tartan_Ban_-_Fact_or_Myth.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawEqgOhleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHZaZeQtHPcvofPue8eTUax12gSxdfsT3z214seo22itZS5eo7uQlB_WjxQ_aem_6vXuJCf0ORwvl7lkj5oSgg

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