Should husband and wife be in same colour family

[Tobus]

I don't think it matters one single bit if husband and wife are wearing the exact same colour scheme of the tartan. My wife really doesn't feel the need to wear tartan (she's not against it; she just isn't drawn to it for identity purposes), but when she does it's usually just a scarf. If she were going to wear a large shawl, dress, skirt, or other item that displayed large areas of tartan, I would probably avoid having it match my kilt exactly. It would be just a little too "cutesy" for my tastes and make me feel like we're wearing colour-coordinated costumes. But then again, I'm a twin who grew up being dressed in matching outfits with my twin brother, so I developed an aversion to that sort of thing.

At any rate, there's no tradition that says husband and wife must match. I like to post this photo when this sort of thing comes up. This is our current Colquhoun Clan chief, Sir Malcolm Colquhoun, and his wife. As you can see, they are both wearing Colquhoun tartan, but in different colour palettes and even different sett sizes. They each have their own personal style without having to look like twinkies.