MacPherson Dress Kilt

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Greetings Cousin,

Judging by the tartan in your avatar, the Macpherson Red Modern, I take it you are a Macpherson or perhaps a member of one of our associated families. I am a staunch member of the Clan Macpherson International Association, and have held various leadership roles within the U.S. Branch. I am currently the U.S. Branch Clan Macpherson Store Manager.

I have seen the Macpherson Dress tartan, also known as the Macpherson of Cluny Dress tartan, many times, both here in the U.S. and abroad in our native heath of traditional Clan Macpherson lands in Badenoch, Inverness-shire, Scotland. Our Chief, Sir William Alan Macpherson of Cluny and Blairgowrie, TD wears only the Macpherson Dress tartan for evening attire. His kilt is rather old, and has been passed down for many, many years. I currently own the Macpherson Dress tartan in the Ancient colourings from Lochcarron (a fairly recent addition to my Highland Wardrobe). It is the heavyweight, Strome variant, pleated to the double magenta/plum coloured lines in the Regimental fashion. Most Macpherson men do wear a variant of the Macpherson dress tartan for evening attire, as it is one of the oldest setts the Macphersons have as far as their collection of tartans, with the Macpherson Hunting sett being next in line.

I have posted below several photos of myself, Cluny, and other Macpherson men at various clan related events both here in the U.S., Scotland, and England. I hope the photos give you a good idea of what the tartan actually looks like whilst being worn, also, there really isn't much difference between the 'ancient' and 'modern' variations of the Macpherson Dress tartan, since it is oviously predominantly a black and white dress tartan, with a wee bit of gold and magenta stripes. The 'ancient' variant does have a wee bit of a faded look to it compared to its 'modern' counterpart, but not by much. I purchased the Macpherson Dress Ancient tartan only because I wanted the kilt to be made of the Lochcarron Strome tartan for that trademark swing!

If you are not an official member of the Clan Macpherson Association, please check out the links below my signature and feel free to PM me for more information in regards to officially joining. We are a wonderful association with extended family all over the world, yet when we gather every August in sunny Badenoch, we are all 'cousins', with Cluny being, in his own words, 'first among equals.' Enjoy the photos cousin.

Sir William Alan Macpherson of Cluny and Blairgowrie, TD, 27th Hereditary Chief of the Clan Macpherson, my lovely wife, Stephanie, me, and the elegant, Lady Hilary Burnham of Perthshire.


Donald Macpherson performing "The Address to the Haggis", Burns' Night, London 2010.


Cluny's son and future Clan Macpherson Chief, James Brodie Macpherson, and family, Kingussie 2008.


Howard Parsons peforming "The Address to the Haggis", Clan Macpherson Annual General Meeting, Monterey, California 2008. I'm standing to his right holding the sword.


John Macpherson of Montrose with Scottish Wildcat (totem of the Clan Macpherson and other Clan Chattan clans and families) full-mask sporran.


Myself and Cluny in 2007.


Graham Macpherson of London, Burns' Night, London 2010.


Creag Dhubh Clann Chatain!