Lately I have been pondering a question that with Nick's announcement of his awesome new tartan designer I am provided the opportunity to bring to the forum for discussion:

What if a tartan doesn't mean anything?

We call it here a "fashion" tartan, but that always seems to bear the slight scent of pity.

What if it doesn't represent a historical connection, pride of clan, or represent a place, or what if each thread isn't imbued with some sort of symbolism (Rocky has provided us with some beautiful examples, for instance), what if, gosh, it is nothing more than an array of intersecting and repeating stripes of color that pleases the eye?

Thoughts? Tell me yours, and I'll share mine later.

Regards,
Rex.