I'd like to hear from you....about tartan

[McMurdo]

Thanks I am the designer of the tartan it was an idea born right here on xmarksthescot. If you do a search for Wildcat I'm sure you will find lots of reading material. Here is my Scottish Wildcat kilt suit:

[Taskr]

A celebration of the love of tartan is generally why most of the people have joined this forum, methinks. As for being told what can and cannot be done with tartan; that is a matter of choice and maturity, tempered by whichever advice one chooses to accept and which to toss.

I would not mix tartan. That said, I do wear a very muted tartan patterned lamb wool scarf in the winter as a matter of utility - even when kilted - and not part of "the outfit". I think that one tartan is plenty to display at any given time be it kilt, tie, cummerbund or pocket square. Not dissimilar from finding an appealing appearance in most attire. Is mixing tartans done? It sure is. Especially by some of the fashion houses. I wear tartan for my reasons, which mixing would not respect. That is my choice. No KP involvement, though appreciative of sage advice.

[McKerrell]

Thanks I am the designer of the tartan it was an idea born right here on xmarksthescot. If you do a search for Wildcat I'm sure you will find lots of reading material. Here is my Scottish Wildcat kilt suit:

That's a beauty. I did check on it and found the tartan page via Google. If I had any money I'd buy some. It's truly magnificent and it is just what I like.

[Tarheel]

I've had to consider the option of two different tartans in one wardrobe. I do not have my clan's cloth (yet) but have two kilts not affiliated with anything Scottish. I can see a pocket kerchief or tie in my family tartan worn with either kilt I own. I also would be prepared to explain or defend the choice to do so. I would attempt to perk an interest in the person inquiring after my choice.

That said, I could not see a major clothing item (vest, jacket or sash) of another tartan worn with a clan kilt unless it would be a muted option worn with a modern pattern from the same clan.

I can imagine using a small swatch of my mother's clan tartan, behind a kilt pin for example, on my paternal kilt. I think a rosette on a cap or bonnet would be acceptable in the context with my parents different clan tartans. I consider a "nod" to my relationship with both families something I can brag about.

[McKerrell]

I saw no reprehensible things to which you responded. When a minor point of dispute was broached by one poster, you falsely appealed to authority (priestcraft indicates no knowledge at all about sartorial history), while denigrating that commenter's father. When he objected to your behavior forthrightly, you declared he wasn't worth talking to. You accused a commenter of starting a whisper campaign for publicly recommending another of your threads.

I'm a new guy myself and even I know that's not cricket. As for the brownie jokes, when you aren't hostile, petty, and defensive, you wax poetical in a way humorously associated with marijuana ingestion. Marijuana is commonly ingested in baked chocolate breadstuffs commonly called brownies in America.

So yeah, I believe everything I said, and more which cannot be explored without breaking several rules. But I don't expect you to acknowledge you might have gotten off on the wrong foot. Of course all these different people are persecuting you!

You, Sir, with respect, have no right to judge me in the way you did. Yours is not the place to poke fun or to lecture--and I never insulted anyone's father as you have charged. All I ask of you is to practice what you preach. And incidentally, I do have impeccable credentials as a sartorial expert and historian.

[McKerrell]

I've had to consider the option of two different tartans in one wardrobe. I do not have my clan's cloth (yet) but have two kilts not affiliated with anything Scottish. I can see a pocket kerchief or tie in my family tartan worn with either kilt I own. I also would be prepared to explain or defend the choice to do so. I would attempt to perk an interest in the person inquiring after my choice.

That said, I could not see a major clothing item (vest, jacket or sash) of another tartan worn with a clan kilt unless it would be a muted option worn with a modern pattern from the same clan.

I can imagine using a small swatch of my mother's clan tartan, behind a kilt pin for example, on my paternal kilt. I think a rosette on a cap or bonnet would be acceptable in the context with my parents different clan tartans. I consider a "nod" to my relationship with both families something I can brag about.

This is well said, thank you for that. Your ideas here are similar to mine, generally.

[Bamamedic]

You, Sir, with respect, have no right to judge me in the way you did. Yours is not the place to poke fun or to lecture--and I never insulted anyone's father as you have charged. All I ask of you is to practice what you preach. And incidentally, I do have impeccable credentials as a sartorial expert and historian.

You are commenting in a public forum. Your words are readily available to anyone with an internet connection. More importantly, ma'am, I have every right to voice my opinions. I stand by them, I'm even proud of them. IAnd if you don't like them, you'll just have to learn how to ignore them.

Or go complain to Steve. Cheers!

[McKerrell]

I've had to consider the option of two different tartans in one wardrobe. I do not have my clan's cloth (yet) but have two kilts not affiliated with anything Scottish. I can see a pocket kerchief or tie in my family tartan worn with either kilt I own. I also would be prepared to explain or defend the choice to do so. I would attempt to perk an interest in the person inquiring after my choice.

That said, I could not see a major clothing item (vest, jacket or sash) of another tartan worn with a clan kilt unless it would be a muted option worn with a modern pattern from the same clan.

I can imagine using a small swatch of my mother's clan tartan, behind a kilt pin for example, on my paternal kilt. I think a rosette on a cap or bonnet would be acceptable in the context with my parents different clan tartans. I consider a "nod" to my relationship with both families something I can brag about.

This reminds me of a webpage I read, maybe ten years ago: an individual of Scots heritage, with I believe three tartans, often wore his father's Clan as a kilt and his mother's Clan as a fly plaid. He was most eloquent in his justification, but acknowledged that it was viewed with an unfriendly eye by purists. I wish I could find the website--so many are down now.

And of course I face this issue, having the right to wear three tartans and that's not counting my favorite universals! In addition, I'm a huge fan of the two tartans my wife has the right to wear. (Please note I use the term "right to wear" in a purist sense.) When I was a young punk I wore three or four tartans simultaneously.