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Scottish Sporran | What Type Of Sporran To Wear?

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Ayesha Qasim
Scottish Sporran | What Type Of Sporran To Wear?

A sporran is a part of traditional male Scottish kilt dress and serves as a pocket or a wallet. Made out of fur or leather, Scottish Sporran are pouch that hangs down the front of the kilt using a chain that attaches to the hooks on the kilt wearer’s waist, or it can be worn on a leather strap. 

Scottish Sporran

The use of a sporran dates back into Scottish history and was used during war times to help keep track of items that were needed. Besides being convenient to wear, a Sporran also serves as a bit of decoration. They come in a variety of different styles, some more ornate than others. Some of them feature embroidery, but most of them have one to three tassels of some sort; this is especially true of semi-full of full-dress sporrans.

Rabbit Fur Sporran



Why do sporrans typically have three Tassels?

 

 

It is said to commemorate the way that the traditional sporran closures used to look, so it is steeped in history. For that reason, most sporrans will have a minimum of two tassels, but many will come with three or more. They not only look good, but sporrans allow you to proudly follow your rich scottish heritage by sporting one on your belt for all to see. Back in their beginning stages, sporrans were first seen when the sporran molach, or the Rabbit Fur Sporran, came to be in the early 18th century. The tassels were introduced first by the military during this time period.

Horse Hair Sporran

Most sporrans usually had flap tops and big tassels, with three tassels usually present. From there, more types of hair were introduced, including horse hair and fox hair. Today, you can get real or Horse Hair Sporran to match the ones that were worn so long ago. Along with their decorative purpose, tassels and other adornments serve a purpose. They are able to set apart one style of sporran from another in terms of their formal nature or informal design. Full dress sporrans will often have a minimum of three tassels, and sometimes as many as six tassels. These sporrans will usually be accompanied by ornate metal designs throughout.

Semi Dress Sporran

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