While my fashion sense comes from watching old Viking movies, I have to agree that it's garish to wear patterns over tartans.

Although, I can think of a recent party where such garishness would have been entirely appropriate since the theme of the occassion was to be entirely inappropriately dressed.

In that case, a hawaiian shirt with a Royal Stewart tartan kilt, striped hose, and sneakers with brightly-colored laces would have fit the bill nicely.

Anyway, I try to make my clothes match. BTW, is it legal to wear a Viking sword in public -- on the train -- in California?