A splash of color

[Sir Didymous]

I was organizing my closet the other day and realized that I was in a bit of a rut. One of the reasons that I like highland attire is that there seems to be a broader pallet of color options when compared to Saxon attire. That being said, I noticed a distinct lack of variety in my personal selections. My formal doublet is navy blue, my day jacket is grey tweed, and my hose are light grey, charcoal, sage with a grey turnover, red/white diced, and red/black diced. I have a brown waist coat, a black one, and most of my shirts are solid neutral colors. I have flashes in red, black, clergy tartan, blue/black checkered, brown/camel tartan, and one pair of claret garter ties. Most of my kilts are either blue or green based tartans. The end result is that I have a great selection of mix and match items, but most of them are in rather toned down shades. I am looking for suggestions to brighten up my look. The tartans that I have (excluding great kilts) are Clergy ancient, Scottish National, Freedom, and Brown/camel non-clan. Any suggestions are welcome.

[Doug D]

Try Buchanan Modern Tartan . Quite colorful, in my opinion.

[TheOfficialBren]

Or Chattan.

[Downunder Kilt]

Some universal tartans you may wish to consider:
Caledonia
Prince of Wales
Celtic nations
Duke of Rothesay
Royal Stewart
Cheers

[Benning Boy]

Get a little off the beaten path, consider Chatahoochee .I believe Burrnett's & Struth can supply it without a special order.

[rondo]

Loud McLeod pleated to the red stripe.
Rondo

[McMurdo]

You can quickly brighten up your look with yellow or red hose. Branch out to a more colourful Tweed perhaps with pattern instead of solid then get a few tatersall shirts and just like that you will brighten up your look and look very smart doing it.

[Sir Didymous]

Thank you for the suggestions, but I was wondering more about accessories than tartans. Though I am saving for a kilt in the tartan that my reenactment troop is registering for our ten year celebration.
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[Theyoungkiltman]

Chattan is hard to find but certainly colourful.

[scottmphoto]

My kilts tend to the more earthy colors of brown and green but my splash of color is my yellow "loud" MacLeod kilt.