Each of my grandparents had an Irish line so have a saffron kilt and an Ireland's National tartan kilt.
Have tartans for my family clans, Macdonald, Gordon, Cameron, Gunn, Fraser, and Scott.
Have tartans to honor family service, Army, Navy, Royal Air Force, Firefighter's Memorial.
Have district tartans, Caledonia, Isle of Skye, Antarctica
Have the X Marks the Scott tartan
Have a couple clan tartans I just happen to like, Loud MacLeod, and MacLean Hunting (Sir Sean's tartan).
Even have a fashion tartan I like, the Warrior tartan.
There are many ways to go with tartans.
And within a clan tartan you often have many variations....I have four different Macdonald tartans and four different House of Gordon tartans.
You can never have too many kilts. Just order up what you like.
My only advice would be have your most meaningful tartans made up in a hand sewn kilt by a craftsman kiltmaker you do business with personally.
Ron
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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