Quote Originally Posted by -B- View Post
There are no prohibitions in the states that ended on July 4, 1776 as long as you can buy it you can wear it here. Honor and respect are things you and you alone must decide upon.
And as was stated in the other [now deleted] thread, this really is not germane to the subject of tartans at all.

Saying such implies that there are (were) laws regarding the restrictions of specific tartans in the UK and since the US won its independance, US citizens are no longer subject to those "tartan laws."

Point of fact, there is no law regarding who can wear what tartan in the UK, or in the USA, or in Canada, or Australia, or anywhere else for that matter. Legally, you can deck yourself out head to toe in any tartan you wish and there isn't anything anyone can do about it.

However, as a matter of tradition and respect, most people who wear the kilt choose a tartan (or tartans) that they feel some special connection to -- be that in their ancestry, or through marriage, or where they live or their occupations, etc. Remember, tartans can and do represent things other than clans.

In any case, very very few tartans are intended to be restricted as far as who may wear them. And in these rare cases, it will not be a tartan that is commonly available, so you don't have to worry about walking into a tartan shop and inadvertantly purchasing a restricted tartan.