Description

The contemporary Highland Officer’s Sash has changed little from that of the 18th Century. In the latter part of the 19th Century the two ball tassels suspended below the knot were replaced with a double fringe hanging directly from the knot and two silk-netted lozenges were attached to the surface of the knot (we believe that this addition was made to symbolize the ornate knots that often adorned these sashes). After WWII, when the production of the traditional silk “sprang” net with which the original sashes were made became prohibatively expensive, Asian manufacturers attempted to reproduce the appearance of the sprang by stitching a series of vertical twisted cords (usually of polyester or polished cotton) together, with widely varied results. However, with time, even the this skill has disappeared. Our sashes are produced in a 10-1/2 inch wide tube-knit mesh of silk-viscose that closely duplicates the appearance of the old sprang net.

Available in sizes: 54in., 57in., 60in., 63in., 66in., 69in. Custom sizes are also available on order.

To measure, establish the point on your right hip where you wish to have the sash knot rest. Have another person measure you from that point up across the front of the chest, over the mid-point of the left shoulder and down across the back to the starting point. Send that measurement in inches and we will adjust to the closest sash measurement.