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13th February 08, 12:52 PM
#11
 Originally Posted by James MacMillan
Maybe those clans that have many different tartans do this as a rule? Fly Plaid or hat or tie of a different tartan but the same clan? I don't know.
If we are talking about pre culloden era then it was long before clans had official clan tartans. What tartan you wore was more a function of what you could afford and what the local weavers could produce. Tartans made with imported dyes were a way to show off wealth.
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