Personally authorized tartans

[macwilkin]

Okay....so I can only wear certain tartans and if anyone asks I should be prepared to explain why I am "authorized" to wear a certain tartan, yes? Am I on the right track? Here are the ones I have found thus far, tell me if I am thinking correctly. If I can really wear all these I'm amazed, not being Scottish I didn't think I could wear any tartans!

Swedish - I'm half Swedish
German - I'm half German
Chicago - it's where I was born
Illinois - it's where I grew up
Arizona - it's where I will spend the rest of my life
American - my country of origin

Now....I have been looking at this site:
http://www.tartans.scotland.net

and if you look under the letter "U" you will see an entire list of tartans that either say "unidentified" or "unnamed" so are these fair game for anyone??


Phoenix Phil

Have a look at Matt's web site on District Tartans:

www.district-tartans.com

You'll see that all of your reasons listed above are pretty much in line with what Matt says on his site.

Many national/district/state/provincial tartans are officially recognized by a state/provincial legislature, or some other government body. Others are not, but that does not make them any less symbolic of a particular place. For example, none of the American tartans have been officially recognized by the Federal government, but that should not stop someone from wearing them.

My avatar, btw, is the Iowa State Tartan, recognized in 2004 by the IA legislature. I also can wear the Arizona tartan, since my father is a AZ native, Prescott to be exact.

Regards,

Todd