RHS Kiltie Band Uniform Standards
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RHS Kiltie Band Uniform Standards The jacket, kilt, plaid (scarf), and sporran must be hung up at all times when not being worn. The rest of the parts may be kept in your Kiltie Bag. Wrinkled uniforms are not acceptable. You must have all of the uniform on or none, except for Travel Uniform. Partial wearing of the uniform is not acceptable. Travel Uniform: Kiltie issued T-shirt, shorts, socks, hose tops, flashes, Bando shoes, and spats. Be careful while wearing spats as they get dirty very easily. Hair: Neatly trimmed and a natural color, long hair must be tied back with a black hair tie. Listed in order of donning (except for socks under the Bando shoes, these should be put on first). Hose Tops: Should be long enough so no skin shows between the bottom of the hose top and spat. Top should be 3 fingers down from the bottom of the knee-cap and folded over the Garter Flashes with white dice (diamond pattern) centered on the shin bone, same height on each leg with the seam on back matching the seam on the spat. Flashes: Go under the folded portion of the Hose Top and help hold them up. They should be the same length on each leg and the forward tab should line up with the edge of the shin bone. Bando Shoes: Purchased through the Kilties and go on after the Hose Tops and Flashes. Regular socks should be worn under the Bando shoes to help prevent blisters. Spats: Worn over the Bando shoes with the buttons on the outside of the leg. Kilt: Is worn with the pleats to the back and most will have a white vertical stripe centered to align with the jacket buttons when positioned correctly (there are a few exceptions where the kilts have been altered and the green vertical stripe will be centered on the kilt). T-shirts should not show between the kilt and jacket when arms are raised to the highest “arms up” position. When kneeling with back straight the kilt should just touch the floor without bunching. Tartan stripes should be level horizontally from side to side and front to back. Sporran: Should be centered with the buttons of the jacket and center stripe of the kilt and the top should be 1 hand’s width from the bottom of the belt buckle or jacket. Percussion will wear their sporrans to the right side with height being the same. White Cross Belt: Passes under the right epaulette and crosses to the left waist. Hori- zontal portion of the belt should be at the bottom or just above on the jacket with the buckle centered over the button line. Badge should be centered on the cross belt on the jacket button line. Plaid (scarf): Is worn under the left epaulette and may be safety pinned under the epaulette to keep it from sliding. The bottom fringe should align with the bottom of the kilt on the back. Percussion and pipers’ plaids will vary from this de- scription. Page 1 of 2 Glengarry (hat): The point or forward crease should be aligned with the nose and 2 finger widths above the eyebrows. Hat Badge should be straight. Cords: are worn under the right epaulette of the jacket with the flourettes on the front in the following order (from inside to outside), as appropriate: Yellow: All-State Audition Blue: Seniors Black: Field Crew State - White, double braid, double flourettes: Lieutenants All White, single braid, double loop, double flourettes: Squad Leader White, double braid, double loop, double flourettes: Section Leader Senior/Field Crew Senior/Field Green: Band Captain only Officers Silver, double loop: Asst. Drum Major Silver, triple loop: Drum Major Medals: Will be worn on the upper right breast area of the jacket, below and to the right of the cross of the white belt. There should not be any medals on the white belt or other areas of the uniform. Some allowances for positioning will need to be made for cords, if any are worn. Year Ribbons will be placed at the top, side by side and even with each other if there is more than one. State Solo & En- semble medals pinned about 1/4 inch below the Year Ribbons year ribbons and District Solo & Ensemble medals State S&E Medals below them. Number of medals across and number of rows will be determined by the space available between the cords and the belt and the number of medals worn. Medals should be aligned, even, and District S&E Medals symmetrical. Up to a maximum of 2 trip pins may be worn under the medals. Current approved trip pins are NY St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Philadelphia Trip Pins Thanksgiving Day Parade. There should be no other pins attached to the uni- form unless approved by the Band Director. Cleaning and repair: Uniforms should be cleaned periodically as needed, as outlined below. Courtesy Cleaners is one of the approved dry cleaners. See a uniform band booster for repairs, lost buttons, etc. Jacket, Kilt, Plaid (scarf), hose tops. Dry Clean Only (anything made of wool). Remove pins and medals from the jacket before dry cleaning. Spats, white cross belt (remove metal hardware before cleaning, it will leave rust marks), jacket neck liner, if equipped. Hand wash using Oxyclean, Ivory Soap, or similar product (DO NOT USE BLEACH), air dry. Sporran may be lightly combed. Hang in bathroom during hot shower to help remove wrinkles in the horsehair (do not put in shower or allow to get wet). Bando Shoes should be cleaned as per the manufacturer’s instructions. Do not use shoe polish unless directed. Welcome to the Kiltie family! Wear your uniform with pride. Remember, your uniform represents the Kiltie Band, Riverview High School, and you. Pride in the high performance standards of the band and your school are dis- played by how well you wear and treat your uniform. Each complete uniform costs almost $2000, with proper care and handling they should last for a long time to come. Once A Kiltie, Always A Kiltie! Page 2 of 2 .