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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Debora, post: 9554588, member: 1476&quot;]Interesting.&nbsp; Wikipedia.org defines a kilt pin as &quot;...a piece of jewellery...&quot;&nbsp; Makes it sound like an ancient tradition but started with Queen Victoria (or at least in Victorian times.)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilt_pin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilt_pin" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilt_pin</a></p><p><br /></p><p><i><font size="4">&quot;For Highlanders, their dress provided them with an opportunity to display as much wealth as they could afford. Therefore, ornamentation, such as kilt pins, was very important. Even those who were less well off spent lavishly on these accessories which were ornate and had precious and semi-precious stones set in them. Money spent here was also for practical reasons as if a clansman died the silver accessories on their dress would cover the cost of a decent burial.&quot;</font></i></p><p><i><font size="4"><br /></font></i></p><p><i><font size="4">&quot;Kilt pins come in different styles and are appropriate for different occasions. The simplest style of pin is a large <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_pin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_pin" rel="nofollow">safety pin</a>. This or a blanket pin is suggested for sports dress, whereas a more ornate pin would be appropriate for formal day wear, and a silver pin with a stone set in it would be expected for evening wear. In this way the kilt pin matches the formality of the dress and occasion.&quot;</font></i></p><p><i><font size="4"><br /></font></i></p><p><font size="4">Debora</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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