For my first kilt I would like a relatively versatile tartan to which I have a direct connection. The most obvious choice would be the state of my birth, Idaho. Here is a link to an example.

http://www.scotweb.co.uk/sr_swhdr_ta...r_weight=Heavy

I would appreciate the opinions of those of you with a trained eye for such things. My basic questions are how would you pleat it, what do you think of the mill and or fabric, would it dress up and down, are there any obvious flaws that are not obvious to me? There is quite a lot of white and I am a bit concerned it looks either too feminine or too much like a flannel shirt. Other than those minor concerns I really like the colors. I have not found a description of the design but my interpretation is green for the forests, blue for the water, white for the snow, brown for the high deserts, and red for the First Nations.