Circus/rainbow tartan/plaid wanted

[Mike_Oettle]

Hi, Kiltmaker – there are a number of rainbow tartans around, as well as other loud colour combinations that are not rainbows.
I have a selection on my computer at home – I will go through them in the morning and send a few suggestions.
Regards,
Mike

[CaseyB]

A quick Google search came up with these from ScotWeb!

[Mike_Oettle]

Hi, Kiltmaker – here are a few for you to consider:
The Joker: in purple and turquoise. It comes from the trousers worn by Jack Nicholson when he played the Joker in a Batman movie.
Tartan Tangerine: very loud in orange and mauve.
VW Orange: orange, black and green, from car upholstery.
Lady Boys of Bangkok: lilac, pale tan and brownish orange.
The rainbow tartan featured on the Scotweb page is actually called Rainbow #2, and is quite a bit brighter than the so-called Tartan of Pride. It is also similar to a family sett named Watret (perhaps a good reason to avoid). Oddly, while Scotweb features Rainbow #2 on one of its pages, the tartan definition given on the left is in fact that of the Pride sett.
Also quite loud is Brigadoon, while Shrek might be more appealling.
These might be more appealing for the purpose you have in mind than a rainbow sett. They could also give you a wider range of ideas when looking at more readily available (and cheaper) trade designs.
Regards,
Mike

[Dixiecat]

At the risk of seeming a little oversensitive, I'm not sure that the idea of clown-kilts will be that well-received. Even for those of us who are non-Scots, there's a lot of significance tied to the traditional dress of the Highlands. I'm a bit worried that this will seem to be in bad taste, sort of like asking for brightly covered material to make "clown yarmulkes"...

That said, most fabric stores have a pretty wide range of generic tartans/ checks, some of them in heinously bright colors.

David

Highland dance choreographies are quite well-established in the highland dance world and are endorsed under the SOBHD umbrella. Generally, in competition, in order for the choreography to be judged the music, costumes and dance movements must be highland or celtic in nature. There's no need to worry, no one could be more respectable of tradition than a highland dancer and we would never, ever do something in bad taste.

Example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu9pB...eature=related
In that whole choreo, I counted only 16 beats that weren't highland dance move. Everything else is a movement or whole steps from a highland dance.

SOBHD: Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing