First, I know that the kilt is not part of a uniform, and that there are no real rules about what to wear with it. I also know that there are traditions and fashion no-no’s that many take as sacred. It is because of the second statement above that I ask these questions. Especially since the only two kilts I wore previously to my new one was either as a uniform in a military honor guard, or one that all the “accessories” were purchased for me by my uncle and they all matched his traditional sense of what should be worn with a kilt.

The questions are: Is in considered to be okay by traditionalist and/or the fashion police to wear Flashes made in a different tartan that the kilt? Since several of us got the United Scots American tartan for our kilts, a few of us want to show a little bit of another tartan from our clans, professions or military background. Does it make a difference if they are similar or not?

The second question is this: My brother would like to wear a hat pin from one clan and a kilt pin of another to show the Scottish connection on both sides of the family. Is this considered okay?

Thanks.
Robert +