tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660332931598384439.post5345835846104436303..comments2023-05-25T08:49:11.109-07:00Comments on Call to Arms...: The Tabard of the Chief Herald of Canada UnveiledAbout the RHSChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08639004623666834089noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660332931598384439.post-17173747929610151562015-06-29T10:24:00.176-07:002015-06-29T10:24:00.176-07:00Pretty garment, bad heraldry. NOT what the Chief ...Pretty garment, bad heraldry. NOT what the Chief Herald should be wearing.<br /><br />You wear the arms of your employer, which in Canada's case includes Her Majesty.<br /><br />Heraldry is about identification. This is about as identifiable as an ink blot.<br /><br />Finally if you want it to include the Raven Bears and such, make all 4 panels the entire Achievement of Canada.Arghunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231492224837993280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660332931598384439.post-79930163497882007312013-06-02T01:04:33.568-07:002013-06-02T01:04:33.568-07:00"The most unusual characteristic of the tabar..."The most unusual characteristic of the tabard is that its body is devoid of the more traditional placement of the arms of the sovereign."<br />As we see with the squashing of the arms in the 'uglification' of the current Canadian coat of arms, the removal of any image of The Queen at the Governor General's residence in the Citadel, being told when I visited that it was to cause no offence to certain people, or the omission of any British symbols on the Olympic Torch when Vancouver last hosted the Winter Games, this is another example of the airbrushing of the Mother Country to play up every other culture. Keirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17780519140837852601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660332931598384439.post-21983510639794703282013-01-04T04:27:25.772-08:002013-01-04T04:27:25.772-08:00The Royal Heraldry Society of Canada wishes to con...The Royal Heraldry Society of Canada wishes to congratulate the Canadian Heraldic Authority and in particular the Chief Herald of Canada and Fraser HeraldCustom Lapel Pinshttp://www.maxlapelpins.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660332931598384439.post-17982031220679346742012-10-19T08:54:46.236-07:002012-10-19T08:54:46.236-07:00The tabard is certainly distinctive but I don'...The tabard is certainly distinctive but I don't understand why the usual practice of depicting the Royal Arms was not followed. The arms of Canada are of exceptional beauty and would look magnificent on a tabard. I suspect Canada is now stuck with this blue tabard but it is to be hopped that the sleeve panels depicting the Royal Arms may be remade in full colour. Colour is a vital part of heraldry it is a shame not to use it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660332931598384439.post-48094473354172977632012-06-05T17:02:06.325-07:002012-06-05T17:02:06.325-07:00Cute probably describes it.
Heraldry is about colo...Cute probably describes it.<br />Heraldry is about colour. A pity that it has no colour, since Canadian heraldry is so rich in colourJohn Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660332931598384439.post-32662867623724854552012-06-03T10:01:53.775-07:002012-06-03T10:01:53.775-07:00I think the black and blue "ink" colours...I think the black and blue "ink" colours are particularly appropriate for the tabard. It lets the sybolism speak rather than flashes of colour yelling the story of the person wearing this garment. Good show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660332931598384439.post-87206409137611490922012-06-02T06:51:35.596-07:002012-06-02T06:51:35.596-07:00It's cute. But blue isn't one of Canada...It's cute. But blue isn't one of Canada's national colours.<br /><br />I hope the next version of this garment will be 'coloured in' as it should be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660332931598384439.post-54620342103347998022012-05-17T23:44:19.455-07:002012-05-17T23:44:19.455-07:00One of the great heraldic sensations of the new ce...One of the great heraldic sensations of the new century. It is wittily clever in many aspects, full of regal splendour and outstandingly beautiful.<br />I would probably dare to say that the composition of the embroidered emblems (as to their hierarchy) is a bit debatable; but the counter-arguments "it's just Az plain" and "Why dammit not" are obvious and convincing.<br />So, my cordial congratulations to the whole nation of Canada, to the Heraldic Authority, and to all those who care.Michael Y. Medvedevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12897410859116061009noreply@blogger.com