Scottish Wildcat Tartan kilt suit

[HootenannyPatti]

What, no tartan lid?

[McMurdo]

What, no tartan lid?

One must know when to draw the line. I fear that a tartan lid would cross that line.

[Sir Didymous]

That tartan is mellow enough to look good in the full suit.

[JohntheBiker]

Saw the tartan suit on Tuesday. Looked sharp!

[OC Richard]

I think this outfit is fantastic.

For me, a full tartan suit doesn't work with all tartans.

The great thing about your Scottish Wildcat tartan is that it has subtle warm colours making it work equally well for kilt, waistcoat, or jacket.

I've mentioned it before, but the image has stayed with me: many years ago at some Highland Games a shop had displayed on a mannequin a kilt and Sheriffmuir doublet in a Weathered/Reproduction tartan and it was stunning. The lovely grey and brown tones worked perfectly.

The Scottish Wildcat tartan works even better.

(For those who haven't seen the tartan in person, the photos in the OP don't do it justice. The two upper photos, at least on my screen, make the tartan appear in all grey-tones. The third photo is better, but still somewhat short of the wonderful colours.)

[McMurdo]

I think this outfit is fantastic.

For me, a full tartan suit doesn't work with all tartans.

The great thing about your Scottish Wildcat tartan is that it has subtle warm colours making it work equally well for kilt, waistcoat, or jacket.

I've mentioned it before, but the image has stayed with me: many years ago at some Highland Games a shop had displayed on a mannequin a kilt and Sheriffmuir doublet in a Weathered/Reproduction tartan and it was stunning. The lovely grey and brown tones worked perfectly.

The Scottish Wildcat tartan works even better.

(For those who haven't seen the tartan in person, the photos in the OP don't do it justice. The two upper photos, at least on my screen, make the tartan appear in all grey-tones. The third photo is better, but still somewhat short of the wonderful colours.)

Thanks Richard, the amazing thing about this tartan is the way it looks in different lighting, to say I was pleased when I first saw it would be an understatement. The best part is that I have not got tired of it yet and having the full suit is even better.

[OC Richard]

I think that's the mark of a really really good tartan: your eye never tires of seeing it.

Isle Of Skye is like that for me. I'm always seeing new nuances.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, your tartan has achieved something very difficult to pull off in visual design, subtlety. It just oozes understated sophistication.

That you did it in a world where new tartans, garish blocky awkward ill-proportioned inharmonious tartans, are created every day makes the achievement even more remarkable. (I know, I've created a few of those myself!)