What we wear does communicate something about who and what we are. Tartan by itself is unlikely to imply that one is Scottish but turn that tartan into a kilt and you have the defining garment of Scottish highland dress. Wear a tartan kilt and you have on something that developed in the unique culture of the Scottish highlands.
By all means design a corporate tartan, have it made into kilts and enjoy the experience of wearing them. As a native Scot I have no problem seeing kilts worn by other nations and cultures ... immitation is indeed a kind of flattery. I only cringe when I see it worn as a comic-opera costume!
There are many here who are not Scots but wear the kilt with respect for its origins and with greater awareness and sensitivity than many of my fellow Scots.
It's coming yet for a' that,
That Man to Man, the world o'er,
Shall brothers be for a' that. - RB
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