Kilted Englishman

**John_Carrick** · 13th January 13, 11:37 AM

Welcome from Northern Ireland. I'm half English and half Irish and wear a kilt more and more, usually at weekends and on holiday. I have appropriated the odd tartan in addition to my my own to be honest but wear them with nothing but respect and admiration for the clans and tradition of Scotland.
I respect your stance on tartans but there are scads of them which are either modern inventions or which are appropriate for those with no clan affiliation and should not provoke offence. There are plain colours and tweeds too.
Budget permitting, if you are into kilts get yourself a proper, made to measure kilt from a reputable kilt maker. Eight yards of 16oz Worsted was fairly wind proof in Orkney except on the ferry, where the trick is to sit or lean against the railing.

Good luck with your next purchase

Your fellow Sassenach

John

**Spartan Tartan** · 13th January 13, 12:10 PM

from Oklahoma.

**Welfare** · 13th January 13, 12:22 PM

Thanks John,

I hadn't realised that there were that many that were "unspecific" enough for anybody to wear them. I'll have to take a look into them.

I don't wear tartan purely out of respect for the identity they are attached to; just as I probably wouldn't appreciate it if someone went around using my family name with out being in the family.

A heavy 8yrd kilt would be a little beyond my means at the moment but having come in from a walk in the -3 winds here today I can see how it would make all the difference!

**cessna152towser** · 13th January 13, 01:50 PM

from the Scottish Borders.

**faithwalker** · 13th January 13, 02:08 PM

Welcome from the sunny western side of Florida, USA.

**dougle** · 13th January 13, 05:53 PM

Hi & welcome from Worcestershire England

**MrLion** · 13th January 13, 08:27 PM

Welcome! My Father's side of the family is from SW England, not far from Cornwall, so I rather like this Modern Hunting Cornish tartan: http://www.lochcarron.com/reiver/cornish_hunting.html. Start searching for "universal tartans", etc and you'll keep pretty busy for awhile! Enjoy the addiction!