Fine Scottish Highland Wear & Antique Silver
Scottish Glengarry, Kilmarnock TOS and Balmoral bonnets by Robert Mackie mail order from Scotland.
At the House of Labhran we offer the finest classic quality wool Scottish Glengarries, Balmorals, Kilmarnock Bonnets, Lowland Bonnets, Atholl Bonnets, Tam O Shanters. All our hats are 100% made in Scotland and have been since 1845.
Our glengarry hats and bonnets are as supplied to the Highland regiments and made in the finest wool, silk bands and silk ribbon tails. The hats are all hand finished by highly skilled and experienced craftspeople. Over the years we have worked on special orders for films, television and private clients. We have supplied WW1 pattern glengarries to re enactor groups, Hollywood films and a range of bespoke patterns for pipe bands and associations.
Fine Scottish Hats & Bonnets
The Glengarry is a cap which Alasdair Ranaldson MacDonell of Glengarry invented and wears in the classic portrait of himself. It is a boat-shaped cap without a peak made of thick-milled woollen material with a toorie or bobble on top and ribbons hanging down behind.
Made to order. Special order approx. 3 weeks from order.
What Glengarries do pipers wear? Plain indigo Glengarries.
Where are the hats made? The Glengarries, Kilmarnock Bonnets, TOS and Balmorals are all 100% made in Scotland since 1845.
What Glengarries are worn by the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders? Red / White Diced Glengarries
What Glengarries do the Highland regiments wear? Red / Dark Green / White diced glengarries on an indigo glengarry.
What regiments glengarries and bonnets can we supply?
Black Watch glengarry – Plain indigo with red toorie – the tradition is with the rosette is removed
Cameronian Rifles – Rifle green with black toorie
Cameron Highlanders – Plain indigo with red toorie
London Scottish – Indigo with blue toorie
Highland Light Infantry pre 1948 – Dark rifle green glengarry
Royal Regiment of Scotland – Three colour dicing red – white – dark blue Inc. Royals Scots
Royal British Legion The RBL glengarries are indigo with royal blue and yellow dicing.
Atholl Highlanders
Calcutta Scottish Regiment.
Scottish Regimental TOS Bonnets. In the First World War, a khaki Balmoral bonnet was introduced in 1915 for wear in the trenches by Scottish infantry serving on the Western Front. This came to be known as the ‘bonnet, tam o’ shanter’, later abbreviated among military personnel to ‘ToS’. Unlike the … Read More
Keepers Tweed TOS Bonnet – Tam O Shanter Bonnet. In 1960’s – 1980’s this style was worn by the Scottish regiments in plain khaki. We looked at many of the Victorian and Edwardian photos from the Western Isles and decided to bring back the style, but in one of our … Read More
Labhran Scottish Keepers Tweed Tam O Shanter TOS HatLabhran Scottish Keepers Tweed Tam O Shanter TOS Hat – In the style as worn by the Scottish regiments but in one of our range of Scottish wool keepers tweeds with toorie. We will match the toorie and back ribbon as closely … Read More
Classic Victorian Pattern Atholl BonnetClassic Victorian Pattern Atholl Bonnet 19th century style Atholl Bonnet – Diced Scottish hat with four ribbon tails Classic Atholl Bonnet was a popular style in the 19th century. The classic image we have today is as worn by Willie Duff Atholl man in the Victorian … Read More
