I wore this traditional plaid for most of the morning recently at the Stone Mountain Highland Games a couple of weekends ago. It was a bit chilly and the plaid served me well. It got a lot more compliments than I expected (even later in the day when it was folded and draped across the back of a chair!).


We can have these made to order here, if anyone is interested in this style:
http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/shepherds_plaid.htm

You can also order a "half-belted plaid" as has been mentioned previously on this thread.

While it's best if the half-belted plaid matches the tartan of the kilt (to complete the old feilidh-mor effect) the shepherd's plaid does not necessarily have to match the kilt, or even be in tartan at all, as mine in the above photo illustrates.