What about black and red diced hose with not MacGregor?

[AKScott]

I wouldn't think the similarity should cause any problems, but I do very much appreciate this much attention and care to such historical detail.

And therein is exactly the crux of the biscuit.

I was originally shocked to find it is quite OK two wear two different tartan patterns with the same outfit - as long as they are from the same clan. I actually favorited this thread, my wife has still not quite come to terms with the idea. After you have absorbed the pictures, cogitate on the simple text in post #27.

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...-modern-62184/

However, another recurring theme is that it is absolutely not OK to wear two different tartans from two different clans with the same outfit.

In general the users here who actually live in Scotland are, mmm, suprised that many of us in the states own kilts from more than one clan. As poster child number #54 I have two wool tanks in my personal clan setts, and I have a PV (PolyViscose, a synthetic machine washable fiber that really isn't very much like wool at all) knockabout Stillwater in Black Watch, and another PV knockabout in Hunting Stewart.

In general actual Scottish citizens wouldn't dream of owning a kilt in a tartan other than their own clan, unless they were in the military or a pipe band.

The general tone of frequent question is, "Well on my Mom's side I am from Clan MacPickle, but my dad's uncle married a MacOnion, and I want to wear a Clan MacPickle kilt with a Clan MacOnion badge for a kilt pin to honor them both, whaddya think?"

Well, the Scots in general are quite gracious about the fact that they are appalled. In their world view one individual can only belong to one clan. You wanna claim MacPickle, great. You want to claim MacOnion, great.

No man can serve two masters.

Like I said, just enough knowledge to be dangerous. I was looking at diced hose and then realized black and red diced is Clan MacGregor. There are less than a dozen setts I can absolutely recognize for certain, but MacGregor is one of the easy ones.

So far I have two North Americans telling me to wear what I want. But the little voice in the back of my head is saying a gentleman never unintenionally gives offense.

So I am asking. Red and black diced is my third choice, but it also the least expensive of the top three choices I currently have for new formal hose.