Quote Originally Posted by Kilt Wilter
Aint a dress tartan for the lassies? Last I checked, anything labled "dress" was.
Good question. I don't know the answer, but I suspect it is not limited to women, but often seen on highland dancers (most of whom are women) because the greater white strips in the dress tartan can be hidden in the pleats (when pleated to the stripe), but revealed when the pleats open (during the dancing), which is a very nice effect.

I personally like the MacTavish dress tartan (see my avatar), but I don't own one and have never worn it. I might, though.

Kevin