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An Inverness cape worn with Highland dress, 2007 Tacoma Highland Games. Even though a wide variety of coats, overcoats, and rain gear are worn with Highland dress to deal with inclement weather, the Inverness cape has come to be almost universally adopted for rainy weather by pipe bands the world over, and many other kilt wearers also find it to be the preferable garment for such conditions.
The Ulster is distinguished from the Inverness coat by the length of the cape. In the Ulster, the cape only reaches just past the elbows, allowing free movement of the forearms. In the Inverness coat, the cape is as long as the sleeves, and eventually replaced the sleeves in the Inverness cape. It was commonly worn by coachmen who would be ...
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A bandolier bag is a Native American shoulder pouch, often beaded. Early examples were made from pelts, twined fabrics, or hide, but beginning in the fur trade era , Native American women stitched bags of imported wool broadcloth, lined with cotton calico and often edged with silk ribbons.
Historic Royal Palaces has acquired one of the eight bridesmaids dresses at Queen Elizabeth’s wedding to Prince Philip 77 years ago. The future monarch was still Princess Elizabeth when she ...
A Boston-area Catholic priest who pushed for the ouster of the powerful Bernard Cardinal Law in a church abuse scandal now faces his own allegations of sexual misconduct, a new lawsuit claims.
Outside of the marching order, one ammunuition pouch was worn (on the back, or on the right side). [11] The special magazine pouch nominally was a possible element of equipment until the introduction of SMLE No. 1 Mk. I and 1903 Bandolier Equipment, but were not mass issued in practice, with some particular exceptions for some squads and positions.
Alvie (Scottish Gaelic: Albhaidh) is a small crofting hamlet, [1] a working Scottish highland estate and civil parish, located on the south shore of Loch Alvie in the Badenoch and Strathspey area of Inverness-shire, within the Scottish council area of Highland.