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12th July 10, 11:50 AM
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"Garish" Tartans
The more kilts I see the more I enjoy the "louder" tartans out there. I'm not adept enough to name more than a handful however, but these three immediately came to mind (obviously MacLeod).
MacMillan Dress
MacLeod Dress
Buchanan Modern (comparatively speaking, not nearly as stark as the other two, but still has been referred to as "too loud" by some...)
Does anyone have other examples of nice, bright tartans?
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12th July 10, 12:04 PM
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Macmillan Dress
I don't know anymore right off hand but I am a proud owner of a cotton Macmillan Dress 8 yarder, hand sewn by the kiltmakers apprentice. Its the one im wearing in my avatar. It is one of my family's tartans but I personally like it. I'm sure there are a few more. You may want to try browsing The Scottish Tartan Authority site.
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12th July 10, 01:16 PM
#3
*** for Dress MacMillan, although our main clan tartan, Old MacMillan, isn't too subtle either...
Cordially,
David
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12th July 10, 01:29 PM
#4
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12th July 10, 01:45 PM
#5
Hey all,
Galloway (District) Red can be rather hard on the eyes as well. I own a swatch of this and I can not imagine having a kilt made in this tartan:
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12th July 10, 03:18 PM
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 Originally Posted by ThinBlueLine
Hey all,
Galloway (District) Red can be rather hard on the eyes as well. I own a swatch of this and I can not imagine having a kilt made in this tartan:
If I cross my eyes, the blue squares appear to float in front of the monitor.
Just sayin'. 
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12th July 10, 03:21 PM
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wildrover,
It is something. The swatch I have has the blue looking nearly purple and it is very vibrant all around. Definitely not something to wear if you are looking to be inconspicuous.
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12th July 10, 03:22 PM
#8
Originally Posted by wildrover
If I cross my eyes, the blue squares appear to float in front of the monitor.
Just sayin'.
I've got a set Crayola "3D" glasses here left over my M'Lady's presentation at Toys-R-Us.... It makes warm colors stand out and dark colors seem to fall back. Couldn't resist sliding those on and looking at that tartan...
... Must be what drugs are like....
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12th July 10, 04:29 PM
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How does this one grab you?
This is the MacCreary tartan, with not a terribly long history.
It turned out OK.
Regards,
Rex.
At any moment you must be prepared to give up who you are today for who you could become tomorrow.
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12th July 10, 06:48 PM
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Dutch Gold Mackay
Here is a fairly rare example that I received a swatch of from a fellow Mackay.
It's called Dutch Gold Mackay:
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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