Who owns (or doesn't own) a kilt in their 'own' tartan?

**Moose McLennan** · 11th July 06, 06:24 AM

Maybe the question has arisen before, but who actually owns a kilt in their 'own' tartan? Your own clan, regiment or maybe district tartan - rather than anything more tenuous? Or not.

I don't (I could never find a used kilt in Logan tartan, and didn't want a cheap kilt in Flower of Scotland or "Walker of Shortbread" tartan).

It's not my intention to kick off a discussion about 'entitlement' or 'tartan police' - I'd just be interested to hear who has and hasn't, can't, or maybe even won't (maybe your clan tartan doesn't go with your complexion or whatever

)... Or maybe like me you've hired a kilt in the past and had little choice.

M.

**setboy** · 11th July 06, 06:25 AM

When i get my kilt, it will be in my district tartan

Raphael

**beverlonian** · 11th July 06, 06:27 AM

Yes, MacNeil of Barra.

**bubba** · 11th July 06, 06:30 AM

Yup, MacNeil of Barra and Hamilton

**macwilkin** · 11th July 06, 06:35 AM

Yes -- Cumming Hunting/Buchan District, ancient colours.

My next kilt will be the Iowa state tartan, where my Scottish ancestors settled after immigrating to the United States.

Cheers,

Todd

**arrogcow** · 11th July 06, 06:37 AM

My tartan is the Aberdeen district tartan. My wive had 9 yards woven for me as a wedding present (in cotton - the weaver told us first that we had to have 9 for a kilt, but cotton would be cheaper - would that X-mark had been around in 1997). I have only worn it as a great kilt (cut in half and sewn back together as a 4 1/2 yd, but still my first kilt).

About a year ago, I was talking to Jeff at PK, and he was willing to take half of it, line it and try and make me one of his with the pockets on the inside. Sadly not gonna happen now.

I was going to check with Matt about a box pleat, but I'm afraid the material won't be heave enough without a lining of some kind.

Adam

**ronstew** · 11th July 06, 07:11 AM

Short answer: I don't think so.

I think that "my" tartan is Royal Stewart. My only kilt is in Navy Stewart, but I am not sure that I can claim that is really my family tartan. Navy Stewart is a fashion tartan. Even though I have found about 100 tartans called Stewart (counting ancient, weathered and modern colours separately, but not counting the geographically specific ones), I am not sure if any of them are "official". As far as I can tell, there is no clan chief to decide.

But between the Stewart, Nova Scotia and British Columbia tartans, I can have as many kilts as Hamish and can claim them all as "mine."

**NewKilt** · 11th July 06, 07:25 AM

I do not because I don't like any of the Kennedy tartans. I stick with district or generic tartans like the Irish American and Ireland's National. The rest are solids.

Darrell

**Jerry** · 11th July 06, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by beverlonian

Yes, MacNeil of Barra.

I have a MacNeil of Barra tank also. My father's line are McNeills, which is a name variation, or sept of MacNeil, We are from The County Tyrone area of Northern Ireland though.

**Jerry** · 11th July 06, 12:49 PM

Just to add to the last post, I actually have three Macneil of Barra kilts, two 4 to 5 yard casuals in the modern tartan, and The one 16oz 9yard MacNeil of Barra in the ancient colors from Locharron mills, ordered through Matt. I also have a modern Gordon semi traditional from Rocky at USA Kilts. My mother was a Gordon, and my middle name is Gordon. I'm currently a member of The House of Gordon, Va division. I was also a member of Clan MacNeil, but they have no chapters or activities anywhere near my location, so, other than the news letter, there was no real benefit to belonging.