I am generally not in favor of the matching tie and kilt but more because of the differences. I remember my mother teaching me that if you try to match two similar colors they will always look off but if you try to contrast two dissimilar colors they might actually compliment each other.

When I first got involved in Kilting there was a "gentleman" who I often saw at highland games near me. He was pointed out as a shining example of what not to wear. I do not remember the tartan but it was bright yellow. Just about everything was either this tartan or white. White hose with yellow tartan flashes, yellow tartan kilt, white shirt, yellow tartan tie, and to top it all off a yellow tartan glengarry. All one could say was Oh My!