Welcome to the board! It may surprise you to know that you are not the only Italian with an interest in kilts.

I have had a few people over the years here in the US of Italian heritage ask me to reccomend a tartan. In the past I have reccomended the Prince Charles Edward Stuart tartan, as "Bonnie Price Charlie" was as much an Italian as he was a Scot (he spent much of his life in Italy, and after the failed Jacobite uprising returned there, and is buried in Rome).

But there are actually a few Italian tartans now. One, just called the Italian tartan, was designed by Paul Davidson and Antonio Cirignaco to recognise the strong Scottish - Italian connections. The intent was to have a tartan for the many ethnic Italians who now live in Scotland to wear.

Another, called the Italian National tartan, commemorates the same ties. This one has actually been approved by the Italian Consul in Glasgow. Try this web site: http://www.clansmanitalia.com

Some Italian towns also have their own tartans. There is one for Prato (called McPrato) designed by Lochcarron for the tartan exhibition mounted by the Scottish Tartans Authority at the Museo del Tessuto in Prato in December 2003.

Lastly, I beleive the City of Rome has it's own official pipe band, and they wear their own "City of Rome" tartan.

So you see, you are not alone!
Aye,
Matt