Quote Originally Posted by O'Callaghan View Post
Frankly, there are also quite a few different tartans designed to represent the USA. Enough of them that I have trouble understanding why someone wants to design another one?
One thing to remember, however, is that there is no official tartan that represents the U.S.A. There are several fashion tartans designed to appeal to the U.S. tartan buyer, but they don't please everyone. If we had an official tartan it's what most people would choose, whether they were fond of it or not, because it would represent the nation and it would be the U.S. tartan. The same holds true, I believe, for those Scots who will only wear their clan or district tartan, or some other tartan such as a regimental tartan to which they feel a sense of identity, regardless of whether they like the looks of it or not. There are definitely times when a sense of belonging matters more than your fashion sense.

Regards,

Brian