Greetings from New York City

[N. Campbell]

Welcome from Ohio.

You can certainly wear any tartan you like. I picked my two tartans, because I have a very strong respect for what they represent, and I wear them with pride. One of my kilts I have on order is in the Black Watch Ancient tartan and I am having that pleated to the strip, as the Black Watch is a regimental tartan. I will wear this kilt casually for my highland game competitions.

I purchased my other kilt from the Strathmore Woollen Company they are in Forfar Scotland, I do believe they are not to far from Edinburgh. I highly recommend them. My kilt was around $500.00

As for boots I wear Caterpillars with my kilts. They are extremely durable and just look great with kilts.

[ckelly327]

Welcome from upstate (Albany suburbs). The standard answer to your first question will be repeated a lot - go with the Tartan you like and if you feel an attachment to it then that's all the better. Just wear it proudly.

I ordered my 16 oz, 8 yard wool kilt from a kitlmaker in Scotland online last year and it cost about $425 plus another $75 thanks to the govt.

As far as accesories, check out the advertisers here like kiltgoodies, usakilts, stillwater kilts or the many others. When you look at member's taglines/signatures they will often have links to their websites. You can also watch for some things on e-bay but to be safe come back here to ask if it's a reputable dealer. The folks here have a ton of experience to learn from.

When I started out my sporran, belt, buckle, and kilt pin ran about $150. I didn't go all out but they all look nice. They are fine for casual occasions.

Good luck with the end of your school year and enjoy being kilted.

[Jerry]

Welcome from Virginia. For answers to most of your questions, check out the Scottish Tartans Museum at this link. There are some excellent articles, and the faq will answer many of your questions'

http://www.scottishtartans.org/

Matt Newsome, the curator, makes excellent kilts and has a lot of the accessories you will need at reasonable prices.

[sjrapid]

Welcome from London, England.

If you like the Gunn, (as I do!) then wear it proudly. You'll find the UK Clann Gunn Society has a rather more open membership criteria than the US one.

Best regards