New Japanese tartan

**McFarkus** · 24th February 09, 07:30 AM

I hope MacTavish of Japan takes note, even though he is back in Scotland.

**SFCRick** · 24th February 09, 11:00 AM

Sakura, Sakura

**piperdbh** · 24th February 09, 11:46 AM

I'd like to see it pleated to the green stripe, to hide some of that pink.
Also, if the pink were changed to red and the green were a wheen darker, that would be a nice "Christmas" tartan.

**The Barry** · 24th February 09, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by Mipi

It looks very "dressy"

What makes a tartan look "dressy"?

**Panache** · 24th February 09, 02:05 PM

Originally Posted by The Barry

What makes a tartan look "dressy"?

I was of the understanding that "dress" versions of tartan tend to substitute one prominent color with white. As the green and pink are so light in color I can see Mein's thinking that it looks to be along the lines of a dress tartan.

If you have seen the highland dancers at the games most of them sport dress versions of their tartans. It has to do with convention and something about how the judges see them at a distance I believe.

Cheers

Jamie

**CDNSushi** · 24th February 09, 05:43 PM

Aw, man! Not this topic again!

How could ANYONE want a tartan that looks like this:

It's hideous. And the fact that someone designed something so ugly for Japan just makes me angry. Not EVERY FLIPPIN' DESIGN needs to look like it was designed by Sanrio as a Hello Kitty product, you know! Geez!

Besides, several "Japanese" tartans already exist. There is the Sachie Hara tartan, http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tar....aspx?ref=3633

OR, the Japanese might want to try the Douglas clan tartan http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tar...s.aspx?ref=956 (for the reasons mentioned in the Sachie Hara tartan description)

**The Barry** · 24th February 09, 06:22 PM

Wow! I'm a Douglas, and I had no idea of that interaction/relationship.

Xmarks slays me yet again!

**slohairt** · 24th February 09, 06:26 PM

Wow, that's rather ugly!

**macwilkin** · 24th February 09, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by CDNSushi

Besides, several "Japanese" tartans already exist. There is the Sachie Hara tartan, http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tar....aspx?ref=3633

OR, the Japanese might want to try the Douglas clan tartan http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tar...s.aspx?ref=956 (for the reasons mentioned in the Sachie Hara tartan description)

Another appropriate tartan for Japan is the MacDonald tartan, in honour of Ranald MacDonald:

http://www.jai2.com/RM.htm

Regards,

Todd

**CDNSushi** · 24th February 09, 07:03 PM

It's a good thing you didn't say Ronald McDonald..... McDonalds (food chain) here in Japan is just awful

Don't even get me started.

But no, thank you VERY much for that Ranald MacDonald link. I wasn't aware of that particular facet of Japanese history. I know the era of William Adams a bit better (Samurai William, who arrived in Japan in 1600).