The Style Guy: he’s gotcha covered
Hey Style Guy. Whut up, homey?
I would like to put this argument I’ve been having with my drum-major to rest. He says pipe-major and drum-major wear their sash off right shoulder and sergeants both pipe and drums wear theirs off the left shoulder. Pleeeeease put this to rest for me and clarify. I read that it’s P-S and D-S off right shoulder, P-M/D-M off left shoulder to signify the officer(s).
Kevin
Whut up, Kev-Kev? The Style Guy will indeed put the question of the sash to rest. In fact, I would put all sashes (except the one awarded to the World’s best drum section and the one for Miss America) to death. Maybe more than even spats, nothing in civilian pipe bands shouts “amateur!” more than those awful red sashes. In fact, the business of the leaders of the band wearing something different went out at least 20 years ago, except for the most self-absorbed people who insist on gold fringes, tacky rosettes or flashy sporran-tops to make them look so . . . special.
Leave emblems of “rank” to real military bands. Throw the sashes in the bin. Yo.
What of the brown ghillies?
Buttons: try Firmins of London, who can be found quite easily by Googling for firmins buttons””
I’m waiting to see who’s gonna be first to wear jackets with the players” name and number across the back…or white Ghillies to contrast against the black hose…or worn and faded denim kilts with leather jackets and studs for the”terminator” look…or chain pipe cords…or tartan Bermuda shorts with pith helmets in the hotter locales…or designer sporrans by Gucchi…or leather kilts with Kodiak work boots on a rainy muddy field for better traction and water repellent properties…or clear multi-coloured drum shells…yeah…that’s the ticket!”