Quote Originally Posted by seanachie View Post
Brooke..I would presume, though, if I don't have a clan tartan you would be OK with a Universal tartan? I do understand it is a clan function and a sense of what that means but hopefully would not offend anyone's sensibilities. In my collection I have a Capercaillie and Highland Cathedral that are both wonderful kilts (sewn by John Hart (Keltoi)).
Absolutely Seanachie. I too have kilts in universal tartans (Auld Scotland) and Irish district tartans (Counties Cavan and Kerry). I do however have the benefit of owning a variety of MacMillan tartan kilts as well. I don't begrudge anyone wearing what ever they have or want, but given an option, I will usually choose to wear my clan tartan when amongst other clans and their members. With that said, I did wear my County Cavan kilt to the second day of the combined RenFaire/Scottish games earlier this year in Watsonville. I felt more comfortable doing so at that event due to it's diluted focus.

I don't want to give the impression that I have a strong attachment to what others do or wear at the games. I certainly have my own preferences and reasons for them, and I assume others do as well. I guess I am somewhat like those Jock describes in Scotland, if you are wearing a certain clan tartan I assume you have some justification for doing so, and would not question you about it. I think the only place a person may run into any difficulty would be with an idiot at the beer tent mid afternoon

Cheers,
Brooke