My first acquaintance with anything tartan at a young age was a pair of trews!

I personally have always preferred the kilt and would probably never wear trews now but, as MOR said, some can be dashing in them with the right accompaniments!

I wonder though if it is more of a Lowland than a Highland thing - yes I know they have been worn in Monarch of the Glen. When I was in the Holyrood Palace gift shop I was informed that Lowland Regiments, who were involved in operational stuff there, had a trews rather than kilt tradition and the male staff were so attired.

Interestingly enough, the Company of Archers, the Sovereign's bodyguard in Scotland, wear neither trews nor kilt.