Hunting Stewart Kilt in Reproduction Colours from D.C. Dalgliesh

[Geoff Withnell]

"They don't make women like that anymore?" Or DO They?

You obviously have not met my wife and daughters. They most certainly DO!

[KentuckyCeltophile]

If you like the tartan, but are not sure you want a kilt, would it be possible to have it made into a tam or scarf? I'm sure the Stewarts here would not object. And, rather a plug for a Stewart tartan make it a pro-Scotch tartan.
KC

[Mikilt]

You? I don't see it. You are so fortunate to have a clan tartan to call your own. I love the Hunting Stewart, but for you I suspect that it just wouldn't feel right.

[StevieR]

It is a lovely tartan, but I don't think it would get much use by you as a kilt mate. Why don't you get a waistcoat made up for the occasions you venture out with some saxon clobber on? Better still, just do what your missus is thinking and get that waistcoat in Dalgliesh's Hunting Robertson!

[TheOfficialBren]

Should you choose to start a family the wee bairns will have the benefit of Robertson AND MacPherson blood. Two of the most distinguished clans in Scottish history! A proud and noble lineage.

[MacGumerait]

Kyle , here's my two cents . Maybe it will help you ... maybe not .

I can relate to your struggle on this decision . I am a second generation American whose family came from Scotland . My paternal side is of course Montgomery and my maternal side is Glasson and Kelso .

I have Montgomery tartan kilts and one Black Watch ( as my family served in the regiment ). I have been kilted since 14 and I am now 57 . I was raised with my Scottish roots to the fore . I have a mental struggle on wearing another clan tartan even though the tartan may be universal .

Like yourself , I have been wanting a Stewart Hunting tartan kilt for quite some time . I've always liked the tartan in all of it's variations ... just haven't decided on which one I would pick .

I have finally come to the following conclusion :

1. I am going to have a Stewart Hunting tartan kilt made some day in the near future .

2. I may have it made in a 5 yd casual kilt in 16 oz wool . I am pretty much an 8 yd kind of guy , but because it's not my family tartan but rather a universal tartan , I will probably wear it for things like " kilt night " , etc.
Thus the 5 yd would keep the cost down .

3. For Highland Games , I will continue wear my Montgomery tartans .

To sum it up ... I have finally come to grips with a universal tartan and will wear it for casual occasions . Hope this helps .

To all the rabble , please understand , my decisions on wearing clan tartans is just my own personal choice . I have no problem with anyone's choice regarding tartans .

Cheers , Mike

[BCAC]

Buy it and wear it from time to time, Kyle.

It's a beautiful universal tartan. I wear my clan kilts almost exclusively but I have to admit to havin "cracked" for a beautiful universal tartan myself in the XMarks hunting (IOS) tartan. It doesn't get much wear (I prefer wear my clan kilts) but I do wear it from time to time. For me, the "having/owning" a beautiful kilt is as big a part of the package as is wearing said beautiful kilt.

[Calgacus]

Kyle, Kyle, Kyle! You could knock me down with a feather!

Personally, despite my 100% Scottish ancestry I struggle with which tartan to wear and so have opted for one that I find really beautiful . You, on the other hand have direct male lineage to that same beautiful tartan. Sure, that Hunting Stewart is lovely too, but are you really going to get the use out of it? Are your existing jackets, hose etc. going to work well with it? Go for it if you want to, but I can't help think that it'll end up in the back of the wardrobe before too long.

Why have burgers when you've got steak at home, as they say.

[Jock Scot]

I am reminded, in your situation, of the rather unhelpful observation that my Grand Father and father used to come up with in these situations. They would say; "Divorce need from necessity, laddie. You may want, like or even need something (in my case, a new gun, fishing rod, car, tractor, kilt, watch, hat, plough) but is it necessary?" Often and most annoyingly they were usually right , as the answer, more often than not, was "no" and over the years and after they have been long gone, they are STILL right. Dammit!

[Peter Crowe]

Kyle, Kyle, Kyle! You could knock me down with a feather!

Personally, despite my 100% Scottish ancestry I struggle with which tartan to wear and so have opted for one that I find really beautiful . You, on the other hand have direct male lineage to that same beautiful tartan. Sure, that Hunting Stewart is lovely too, but are you really going to get the use out of it? Are your existing jackets, hose etc. going to work well with it? Go for it if you want to, but I can't help think that it'll end up in the back of the wardrobe before too long.

Why have burgers when you've got steak at home, as they say.

I agree with the above Calgacus. I wear a Ross kilt through my English paternal grandfather (Crowe is a sept name of Ross) because of the whole patrilineal clan name convention, although I feel in many ways more connected to my Scottish maternal grandfather whose name was Peter Wilson (a sept name of Gunn).

If I were you, Kyle and as involved in MacPherson Clan affairs as you are, I would resist the temptation to 'pull the trigger' as beautiful as the Hunting Stewart weathered tartan is. That said I wouldn't think less of you for wearing any universal tartan, I just think it is a wee bittie superfluous