Top band alignment question

[Barb T]

I am well aware that the bright green top binding is a tradition in many military kilts. For a non-military kilt, I vastly prefer a top band that is the same as the tartan. Even if it doesn't exactly match the stripes even in the apron, it is not glaringly different in color. And, for most people, it's a pretty esoteric thing to have a bright green top band on a kilt. Very few people would understand and would simply see it as a very, very odd choice. So, if I were altering a kilt, I wouldn't go there.....Just my two cents......