Disclaimer: This is another 'what tartan should I wear', and 'what the heck am I doing' thread. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems their are universal, and nonuniversal tartans. The universal are ones that anyone could wear. And while there is no tartan police par sey... the non-universal ones are meant to be exclusive to clans / family / heritage, location, or affiliation (military, university). I had posted a while back about purchasing my first kilt, I got a Ramsey Blue. After the fact, I learned I have a lot of Scottish heritage, and none to Ramsey. And it felt weird to wear someone else's stuff. And I'd rather get something that is more applicable to me. Is that odd? Or am I really overthinking this? I wanted to exchange the kilt for one of my familys tartans, but they do not offer one. Ones that I could exchange for are: Black, Black Watch, Douglas, Freedom, Gunn, Hamilton Grey, Heritage of Ireland, Heritage of Scotland, MacDonald, MacKenzie, Ramsay Blue, Scottish National, Stewart Black, Stewart Royal. Am I safe in assuming heritage of Scotland, and Scottish national are universal? I'm not sure what else would be other than black, and heritage of ireland.

Thanks in advance for educating me.