Quote Originally Posted by Arlen View Post
Has anyone thought of contacting someone to ask what tartan they used and why?

I've had plenty of luck asking questions of production teams before and usually they work hard to be accurate and only choose not to
be when it would be very difficult to film with an accurate item.
Now this answer i am 100% on the reason the movie makers have got Colin Firth not wearing Balmoral tartan is that you cannot purchase this tartan without direct permission from the Royal households secretary.And righlty so this tartan is for members of the Royal familly one exception is the the Queens piper has to wear it.The reason i am 100% as i had to work on Queens Piper Jimmy Stout ex Queens Own Highlander with which i was the Master stitch, i had to get permission from her secretary to be given some yardage to do the task at hand.It was made quite clear that if any off cuttings or any form of this tartan appeared anywhere i would be looking for a new job and all offcuts were returned to Kinloch Anderson for disposal.I find it hardly unlikely that the film industry would be even considered for approval.