Quote Originally Posted by Monkey@Arms View Post
Since the use of "fashion," or if you will, "nonaligned" tartans predates clan tartans, I think they are just as real as any other, just unnamed.
I agree with this too. One reason I got this is that the complexity of the sett, such as the asymmety in the warp and weft directions, is similar to that found in many older tartans (18th-19th c.) The colors are also similar to those found in some of the older tartans (note that the tartan really appears a bit darker than in the image posted here -- or at least on my monitor). So this is worn at least in part a historical garment, and as the féileadh mhor was worn well before there were defined clan tartans -- and indeed this was true for most of the period in which the féileadh mhor was worn as a practical garment -- I don't have any problem whatsoever wearing one in an unrecognized tartan. As long as the quality of the fabric is good, which it is, it is perfectly fine with me. As I mentioned, I was just curious to find out if anyone recognized it.