"But I Don't Have Enough Money!"

[macwilkin]

I actually have a traditional kilt on order. And in truth, that's still open to debate- it's in the Colorado State tartan, and not my family tartan.

Respectfully, though...the concept of a district tartan is in someways older than the concept of a clan/family tartan -- and many clans and families wear them, especially those who may not have a tartan of their own.

I wear a kilt made from the Iowa state tartan, and still consider myself a traditionalist and an American citizen who is proud of the contributions made to the Republic by my Scottish and Ulster-Scottish immigrant ancestors. Being one doesn't exlude you from the other necessarily. My Iowa kilt was made from Scottish cloth by an American kilt maker, a perfect combination of the old world and new. A number of members here have "traditional" kilts made by Americans -- Newsome, Lare, Tewksbury, etc.

Finally, I don't Scotus was trying to offend you (or anyone else) personally. Remember, this thread is posted in the "traditional kilts" section of the forum, and so Scotus was discussing "traditional" kilts only.

As my good friend, the ex-Chief Stoker in the Royal Australian Navy said, "we can agree to disagree without being disagreeable."

Regards,

Todd